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To the legacy of that world cup win. Former captain and director of cricket Andrew Strauss has told us that the ecb must capitalise on that success and grow the game in the next few years. Thanks, and nick miller has the weather. The sun is shining across much of the uk at the moment but if your garden fancies a drink the chance of rain increasing. Thanks, nick. Also coming up the battle to save conjoined twins safa and marwa. The bbc gets remarkable access to a Ground Breaking series of operations at great ormond street hospital to separate the pair. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. Exactly 50 years ago today, the mission which took man to the moon for the first time apollo 11 was launched. Four days later, Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin made history by setting foot on the lunar surface, a feat watched live by nearly a billion people on television back on earth. Events commemorating this extraordinary achievement will this week focus on the Kennedy Space centre in florida, where the vast saturn rocket took off in on this day july 16th 1969. Our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. For generations, it inspired our ancestors. Today was the day that humanity would aim to reach the moon. Neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and mike collins set off on this most dangerous of missions, entering a rocket with the explosive power ofa small atom bomb. They themselves thought they only had a 50 chance of making it back. Engines on. Five, four, three, two, one. All engines running. We have liftoff. With a roar, the saturn v rocket lifts beautifully into the sky. Just 12 minutes later, the astronauts are in orbit and on their way. In a few days, apollo 11 arrives at its destination. The lunar lander, eagle, separates from the command module. But as eagle approaches the lunar surface, armstrong notices the spacecraft is of course and headed not for the preplanned landing site but terrain littered with dangerous boulders. The flight director asks his control team to call out whether it would go for landing. Go, go, go. So the mission continues, but then an alarm sounds in the lunar module so the mission continues. The computer on the eagle, primitive by todays standards, crashes. Neil armstrong has to take Manual Control, and with fuel running low, brings the spacecraft down. The eagles has landed. We copy you on the ground, we had a bunch of guys about to turn blue, we are breathing again. Neil armstrong makes his descent onto the lunar surface. And he uttered the words that would reverberate through history forevermore. Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Along with buzz aldrin, the astronauts planted americas flag. 50 years ago when the Space Programme was in full swing, the world was divided. There were wars and conflicts all across the globe. But when the astronauts first set foot on the moon it seemed for a moment in time that the whole world came together. There was a sense that all things were possible, that if humanity put aside its differences it could achieve anything. Buzz aldrin, the second man to set that on the moon, looks back on his mission with pride but also some anger, because we have not been back for so long. 50 years ago the saturn v took the command module, the lunar module, three of us, to the moon. We landed, explored, got back up again, had a rendezvous, came back, that is 50 years of non progress. I think we all ought to be a little ashamed that we cant do better than that. But others are more optimistic that we will be back sooner rather than later. Our ambitions have changed. After the Apollo Programme we had done what they set out to do, got a man to the moon. I think the difference now is we dont want to just go to the moon and come back, we want to go to the moon and survive and colonise it for a longer period. Neil armstrong came back to his hometown to a heros welcome. His mission inspired a generation. The moon landing showed that, working together, humanity could achieve whatever we set our minds to. And pallab is here now. This is a moment that changed the human view of our place. It is so difficult to recall what it was like before because it is sad such a profound effect on those of us who we re profound effect on those of us who were around at that time. Up until that point going to the moon seemed like an impossible dream, perhaps there was Science Fiction programmes written about it. Because of the space race the United States and the soviet union were competing for power and the soviet union took a lead in the space race persuading president kennedy to say were going to set foot the moon within a decade. And that happened. Since then, it was notjust the superpower winning space race, it was something that affected the entire world, shifting our view notjust of space but also our cells. There was a lot of pressure for this mission to work and this was risky operation. Of pressure for this mission to work and this was risky operationm of pressure for this mission to work and this was risky operation. It is only recently that we realised how risky it was. At the time it seemed everything had gone smoothly and certainly the lead up to it had gone well but as you saw in my report there was lots of things that went wrong. The astronauts themselves believed there was a good chance they wouldnt come back. When they got to the moon, the computer crashed. It was only because of Neil Armstrong and his quick thinking that they landed at all so it was a courageous mission as well as a remarkable one. We are listening into that lift off moment. Three of them went up and we remember two of them went up and we remember two of the names very well. Michael collins, do you think he regrets the man who never actually landed on the moon . He did not land on the moon but he is having his stay in the sun, he and buzz aldrin. Neil armstrong is not around anymore. Michael collins went up twice which is more than can be said for his fellow astronauts but he has his place in the history books. Looking at these pictures and picking up what buzz aldrin said in the clip, there is anger, and i remember speaking to him ten years ago and he was angry then and said we must get to mars and look at the next thing and do it because that is what we should be doing. There is clearly frustration there. The motivation for america to go to the moon was to beat the russians and the moment Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon that was realised. There were more Apollo Missions planned but the next series was cancelled because it was costly a nd series was cancelled because it was costly and the tv audiences find a bit boring, believe it or not. Having achieved goal and demonstrated being the pre eminent superpower of the world, it stopped and set up the shuttle programme. There was talk which is been realised of building an International Space station which seem to be for foreign International Space station which seem to be forforeign policy reasons, to keep the russians happy and keep us Aerospace Industries and work. But there is a change now because the private sector has entered and there is money to be made out of space travel and it has become more possible to develop a strategy to go to mars that in order to do that you have got to start with the moon. There is a lot of realism about going back to the moon sooner realism about going back to the moon sooner than later. And a lot of pressure on the United States because india and china are both advancing very fast with their Space Programmes. Less or india with human space flight but chinas motivation to set a person onto the moon. This only will happen with international cooperation. It is so expensive and so cooperation. It is so expensive and so hard that europe, russia, the United States and china and other nations will have to combine the resources to come together and build a truly International Space station and perhaps moon base from where we can go to mars. You will be busy for the next four days to talk to you later on. Lets take you to washington where Vice President , mike pence is speaking at the unveiling of Neil Armstrongs apollo 11 spacesuit at the air space museum. This invaluable piece of history, they raised half 1 million in five days to do it. Because of this Mission Success the reboot the Suit Campaign setan Mission Success the reboot the Suit Campaign set an additional goal and has money from all of the country to preserve the spacesuit of alan shepherd. It is made it possible for this National Treasure to go on display today for the first time in 13 years i know to be available in these storied holes for generations to come. Halls. As we mark the golden anniversary of apollo 11 we do well to remember what they left behind in its capacity to inspire future generations. As i told rick backstage i expect his aunt would be pleased to know in this generation we are renewing commitment to American Leadership in space and human exploration space. After it lay dormant for a quarter of a century President Donald Trump revived the National Space council to reinvigorate American Space activities across the whole of the Government Programme and with private partners unleash America Space industry like neverfor. Under his leadership it is a policy of america to return to the moon within the next five years and from there on to mars. I have the feeling that the man who wore the suit we will an unveiled today will be glad to know that the first woman and the next man on the moon will also be an american. There is the american Vice President predicting the next man on the moon would be an american. Our correspondent jane obrien is at Cape Canaveral in florida we arejust we are just about 20 minutes away from a re enactment of that historic launch. They will be staged the countdown. They are not going to blast another rocket into space but they will be playing video of that moment when apollo 11 actually took to the skies. So a lot going on here today and there is a of excitement. Thousands of people are expected to turn up including buzz aldrin and Michael Collins. So it will be a bit ofa Michael Collins. So it will be a bit of a reunion stop although the focus is always on the astronauts there we re is always on the astronauts there were about to million support people from rocket scientists and engineers and people who sold the parachutes by hand and sold some of the components of the Computer System sewed. A lot of the survivors will be coming together and this will continue throughout the week as we follow the voyage of apollo 11. Looking at the scene you cant fail to be impressed by the scale of what was achieved and that is visible from what you have behind you. |j have from what you have behind you. have never stood this close to a rocket before. This is a saturn five. The same rocket that puts apollo 11 into space. It is extraordinary. It is bigger than the statue of liberty. When it was fully fuelled it weighed £6. 2 million and its top speed was 25,000 mph. Lbs. Each of those stages had a specific role. The first one got it off the earth and two and three got it into orbit on the third stage stopped and restarted again to swing the rocket towards the moon. Look at theirs. That tiny little capsule. I dont know if you can see it behind that camera but it should stay United States on it. That is where those three astronauts at while all this explosive power was getting them off the earth into orbit. They mustve felt so vulnerable sitting in that tiny little thing directly below of which is the actual lunar module itself, the shiny gold foil thing, nonscientific term. But that is lunar model and similar to the eagle that landed on the moon and from which Neil Armstrong took his small step for man and his giant leap for mankind. Jane, always good to talk to you. Anna foster is at the National Space centre in leicester. I have authentic 1960s wallpaper. This is where they have made a reconstruction of where people may have watched this in 1969 because the National Space centre, every day of the week and every week of the year they talk about space and a events like this one. The anniversary of apollo. There are schoolchildren wandering around and testing out the astronauts it behind me. What they are really focusing on here as the british contribution to the Apollo Missions. It is something we tend to forget, there were so many British Space enthusiast, engineers, scientists who when this British Space Mission Never took off they went to america and got involved with apollo. We talk about americans wanting to get back to the moon but one man who im sure quite fancies it, another british astronaut, may be is chris lee, head of science. We are standing next to this beautiful reconstruction of a 19605 this beautiful reconstruction of a 1960s living room. When did you watch apollo . Sign back in our living room not too dissimilar from that. I watched it in a living room with my mum and dad and brother. My younger brother kevin never managed to see the landing but was too tired and went to bed around midnight along with my mum. Myself and my dad stayed up to watch the descent and the walk on the moon. Is not what puts you on course to do Something Like this . Yes. As a young boy i like this . Yes. As a young boy i like to collect things and i wanted to know more about why they would go to know more about why they would go to the moon and how they would get there. I wasnt so interested in the astronauts themselves partly because they were not british. But i wanted to know why they were on that rock andl to know why they were on that rock and i had my moon map out while i was waiting for them to walk and knew exactly where they were and i followed 11, 12, 14 and 15 and decided i wanted to be a space engineer. Why do we not know more about the british contribution . The most die hard fans know about it but the general public seem to know less about what we did. It really was a strong American Programme and we have to accept that. A lot of engineers who wanted to work on the moon went over to the usa and worked on it. We didnt have a very strong Space Programme in the uk at that time. Now it is a very different story and we have a very large Space Programme. We certainly hope that future engineers can see some of the uk programmes we might be doing in the next 50 years rather than the past. We are talking about the next person on the moon, nasa say it will bea person on the moon, nasa say it will be a woman. What about the first british person . That seems a long way away. We are doing a lot of work through the European Space agency and you know we have had tim peake. But it is notjust about the astronauts, it is about the scientist. Did you know that 10 of the samples that came back from the moon are sitting in uk universities being studied by uk scientists . We have a very strong connection to the whole lunar enterprise and are very keen to try and showcase that as well as the uk astronauts. A lot of it is about inspiring the next generation, and many schoolchildren around here today. This is about your model of the lunar module. had an ethics kit which was 10 of the size of that. Airfix. Had an ethics kit which was 10 of the size of that. Airfix. Behind thatis the size of that. Airfix. Behind that is a model which has a replica of space rock. They find it fascinating even know when they have phones in their pockets and tablets in all kinds of technology but there is still something about a piece of the moon that draws men and makes them want to press the nose against them want to press the nose against the glass and get excited. They will realise not only are the samples potentially coming back from the moon but in luck in the next 30 years we will have samples coming back from mars and that will be a real thrill. I think it is simply the sheer scale of the task that inspires the youngsters of today. Im sure there are other tasks that would be equally inspirational but it is iconic. 50 years since i saw them land on the moon i have had chance to have dinner with at least two of those astronauts and i get such a thrill out of that and i am an engineer. It will always affect youngsters and we need more of those sorts of programmes. We talk about astronauts and how they need to be incredibly technically skilled and very intelligent but as you say there they need to be good with people as well because once you have been up there and walked on the moon thatis been up there and walked on the moon that is a story you will be telling an awful lot of times for the of your life. Exactly. If tim peake never thought that im sure he thinks that. It is now a key skill for anyone who goes into space through a Government Programme, they have to be an out which communicator because the constituency isnt just the paying taxpayer, it is also inspiring our future youngsters to go into science and engineering which is absolutely critical to our economy. We have 40,000 people working in the uk space industry and im sure a lot of those were inspired by Apollo Programme. We talk about finance and the very early to Interplanetary Society scientists and their skills and enthusiasm and ultimately it was lack of funding that meant they couldnt see their dreams of going to the moon. Is it something you think is enough of a priority for the British Government now . Is it something they are thinking about and investing in . When we sat and watched those landings take place we we re watched those landings take place we were watching them live on television but those Television Pictures were coming from satellites. We had already embraced the Space Programme but hadnt embraced this manned Space Programme. Satellites, navigation and Television Satellites were all proceeding through the uk Space Programme. I think the uk proceeding through the uk Space Programme. Ithink the uk is proceeding through the uk Space Programme. I think the uk is no looking more towards the exploration side as it comes to a technology that can do these things at less cost than the past. We have had a very active Space Programme since the 19705. Very active Space Programme since the 1970s. You see these pictures today and here the astronauts in florida and she could be in leicester but it feels like the moon are still in touching distance. Here is the unveiling with mike p of the Neil Armstrong suit. Mike pence. Armstrong later admitted they did not know how successful it would be. It was a huge success and listening to chris talk about inspirational value, i think you have generation now, jeff bezos and elon musk what inspired and that generation of doing the impossible thing. It was the moment we knew it was history we were watching. Thing. It was the moment we knew it was history we were watchingm thing. It was the moment we knew it was history we were watching. It was such an incredible thing we were able to send people into space and set foot on the moon that went beyond the science. It was our pyramids, our human achievement and it raised the human spirit at that time. While you have children go to space centres and read about in history books, it is in the history books. What will inspire them in the way that our generation has been inspired by space travel . You heard that mike pence and donald trump wa nt tteess that mike pence and donald trump want tteess send people back to the moon by 2024. I think that is a little ambitious and it will be the end of the second term for donald trump if he is elected. But there is a plan and a strategy now and for the past 50 years that has not been one. Ten years ago, i was lucky enough to talk to buzz aldrin, the apollo 11 lunar module pilot and the second man to walk on the moon. We talked about how he felt the morning of the launch and how this is what he had to say. this is what he had to say. Ijoined with the back up crew on the head of nasa, tom paine, who had been following our training and got us aside and said turn around and come on back and i will see you get on the next flight. That was a big surprise and he would have had a lot of trouble enforcing that because there was the rotation of crews who expected that if this mission doesnt work we will give the next one a try. It was the confidence he had on our expertise and judgment to do things a bit on the best interests of the country and that was to really emphasise safety in whatever we did, the matter how personally it was important to us to make a success for our purposes, the country was much more important. And there you are, the countdown is under way. Was there a moment when you thought, this is really dangerous . No. We knew it was dangerous . No. We knew it was dangerous but we dont think about those things. You are in the air to execute, you are part of a team and there are other people who are members of that team and yourjob to be as cool as possible. To act out your role in this and maybe kind of riding along. It may be up to the rocket, it may be up to people that worked on the rocket six months ago or six days ago. And the things that they did and the inspectors that examine things in the tests and the countdown is supposed to indicate that this is ready to go. And we just had the best confidence we could possibly have. There wasnt much we can do about things at this point, its a little late, so why worry about things you cant do anything about . You are along for the ride. He will be at the launch pad site, reunited with Michael Collins. Four Democratic Congresswomen have described Donald Trumps comments that they should go back to their countries of origin as a racist attempt to distract from his failing policies. They are all us citizens and three of them were born there. The women held a press conference last night accusing the president of following a White Nationalist agenda. David willis reports. Facing accusations of racism and xenophobia, President Trump is not backing down spelling out his message in capital letters, lest anyone be in any doubt. And going on to attack the democrats for closing ranks around the four women. The dems were trying to distance themselves from the four progressives, he wrote, but now they are forced to embrace them. That means theyre endorsing socialism, hate of israel and the usa. Minutes later at a joint new conference, the congresswomen, three of whom were born in the usa, hit back. He is launching a blatantly racist attack on four duly elected members of the United States house of representatives, all of whom are women of colour. This is the agenda of White Nationalists. The first note that i want to tell children across this country is that no matter what the president says, this country belongs to you. And it belongs to everyone. This is a distraction and we should not take the bait. We can sit here and continue to recycle his hateful rhetoric, of which i cannot feign surprise, or inflated outrage, because he is, if nothing else, predictable. What we are focused on are the hateful policies that are draconian and oppressive and life threatening and family separating that is being rolled out by this Administration Every day. Sadly, this is not the first nor will it be the last time we will hear this disgusting, bigoted language from the president. We know this is who he is, and we know that he and his administration are constantly engaged in actions that harm residents and American People in our country. I guess some people think its controversial. A lot of people love it, by the way. Downing street has called the president s language completely unacceptable, but while some republican lawmakers have been critical, the silence from Senior Party Members has been deafening. The question now for more moderate republicans going into next years president ial election is, what constitutes a crossing of the line . David willis, bbc news, washington. We are marking the moment 50 years ago of the lift off of apollo 11 and we can go back to launch pad 30 98, with Michael Collins, the command module pilot. He is talking about his reminiscences and then there will be a re enactment. Letsjoin Michael Collins. I think we will get a video and we are coming up on the exact time of launch. Lets look at the video. We have accomplished a successful mission. To land men on the moon and return them safely. 20 seconds and counting. T 15 seconds. 12,11, seconds and counting. T 15 seconds. 12, 11, ten, nine, ignition sequence starts. Main engine starts. Four, three, two, one. Zero. Lift off. Apollo 11 was about exploration, about taking risks for great reward in science and engineering, about setting an ambitious goal before the world. For the first time man has the flexibility or the option of either walking this planet or some other planet, be it the moon or mars, i dont know where. Equipped to evaluate where that may lead us to. We chose to go to the moon in this decade. Perhaps the highlight for those of us perhaps the highlight for those of us will probably be a successful touchdown. I really look forward to that. Mike, does that bring back any memories . You talk about what it was like watching a saturn v launch, what was it like to ride the rocket . The feeling on board saturn v after engine ignition is quite different to what you might imagine. If you watch from a distance, it makes a stately ascent. You are quite aware of the gigantic power it is producing. But inside it is a different situation. Inside you are not worried about your power so much as you are worried about your steering. You are suspended inside the cockpit, not too far away from the cockpit, not too far away from the launch tower right off to one side. As you lift off, if there is imbalance, it is compensated for by the swivelling of your motor is below you. You have five engines down there. And as you ascend slowly, majestically, inside it is a different situation. You feel figgfing different situation. You feel jiggling left to right and you are not quite sure whether the jiggles are as big or small as they should be or how much closer they will put you closer to the launch tower which you closer to the launch tower which you do not want to hit at that moment. It is a totally different feeling at lift off. Than the nervous novice driving a wide vehicle down the narrow alley and when you clear the tower and things smooth out and you pick up speed, thenit smooth out and you pick up speed, then it becomes more like you might imagine watching from afar. You are more conscious of the gigantic amount of power below you. You are more conscious of the acceleration and speed you are picking up. And then you soon find out that your machine, breaking apart to pieces and when it has finished with piece number one macro, it jettisoned and when it has finished with piece number one macro, itjettisoned is it and that gives you a momentary skyrocket inside the cockpit. The cockpit immediately full of not any fire orflames, cockpit immediately full of not any fire or flames, but the vision, the idea, this site of being surrounded by fire. When it gets through that hiccup, from then on, it is quieter, more rational, a silent ride all the way to the moon. What did it feel like, the second stage . We had worried about it somewhat during its birth and genesis. They had some designers and engineers who had difficulty with the second stage and we we re difficulty with the second stage and we were a little bit wary about how ready was this second stage for manned flight. It was perfect, smooth as glass. Much smoother than the first or third stage. So it was ourfriend the first or third stage. So it was our friend that day. Awesome. At the end of the video neil was talking about being on the surface of the moon and you have been asked many times, what was it like being alone in the command module while neil and buzz aldrin were on the surface of the moon . I was amazed that after the moon . I was amazed that after the flight, by the way, we were locked up in quarantine after the flight with locked up in quarantine after the flight with a huge colony of white mice because they were worried we might have brought back harmful pathogens from the moon. They wanted to keep everything under observation. I was always asked, was i the loneliest person in the whole lonely history of the whole lonely solar system when i was by myself in that lonely orbit . The answer was no macro. I felt fine. I that lonely orbit . The answer was no macro. Ifelt fine. I had been flying aeroplanes by myself. That was being laughed, in a vehicle was no novelty aloft in a vehicle. I was happy to see where i was and this complicated mission unfold. The time when i was by myself, it was enjoyable. I had hot coffee and music if i wanted. The good old command module colombia had every facility i needed and it was plenty big andi facility i needed and it was plenty big and i enjoyed my time. I was not one iota lonely. Did you enjoy. Did you feel every time you had communication with Mission Control, did you enjoyed the breaks from that when you are on the side of the moon they could not talk to you . It was kind of nice. The trip around the moon at 60 miles above the surface, thatis moon at 60 miles above the surface, that is about a two our deal and because it is almost like your radios can see around corners. They cannot quite, but instead of being half of two hours, it was more like 40 something minutes of peace and quiet. I enjoyed the peace and quiet. I enjoyed the peace and quiet. Mission control was our friend, our saviour, our mentor. But they could also be a terrible nuisance, wanting this that and the other, another titbit of information, minute after minute, hour after hour. To have a peaceful period of solitude was far from being terrifying, it was very pleasant, nice and easy and i enjoyed it. Did you have the opportunity to fly again . Did you choose to fly again . Would you have liked to have walked on the moon . was flying in a t38 with my boss between houston and the cape here and he said mike, i want to plug you in. Ina and he said mike, i want to plug you in. In a geeks jargon, i call it knit two, purl one. What he was saying fundamentally was he was offering me as i interpreted it, to be the commander of apollo 17. And i said to him, listen, if this 11 does not work out, if we screw something up not work out, if we screw something up and something goes wrong, i am going to come back. You will find me knocking on your door. But if everything goes like it is supposed to. We are pulling away from the space centre. We expect buzz aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon to make an appearance 50 years after the liftoff of the historic mission. We are coming away from florida for the moment and we will return to earth with something of a bum. We come back to the news that four Democratic Congress women describe donald trump s comments they should go back to their country of origin asa go back to their country of origin as a distraction from his policy. Lets ta ke as a distraction from his policy. Lets take a closer look at how things are being interpreted by americans. Thank you for waiting. I am joined by americans. Thank you for waiting. I amjoined bya americans. Thank you for waiting. I am joined by a talk show host. It was one of the astronauts we waited for so i hope you will forgive us nothing i am doing today is quite as important. In this country we do not get a clear picture how americans respond to what is going on. 0utside the washington bubble, your listeners, are they changing their mind about President Trump . How did they regard how he has behaved . You would find that people are pretty much where you expect them to be. If you are a supporter of President Trump we believe it is part of the strategy and if you do not like the president , you think he is a racist. A bigot, whatever else you want to assign to him. Ultimately, i think it isa assign to him. Ultimately, i think it is a bigger part of a longer term strategy as we are taking a look at the battle for the agenda of the democratic party. The president , he has been strategically extremely smart during the campaign four years ago and certainly in the first two and a half years of his presidency. When you say extremely smart, what do you think is at the heart of the strategy . To wrongfoot the democrats . If you take a look. You had the battle between the tea party and Establishment Republicans going back several cycles. And that went many years until donald trump arrived and remade the party in his own making. But the same battle is going on for the heart and soul of the democratic party. It started with the occupy wall street moment and continued with Bernie Sanders when he gained traction in the campaign with Hillary Clinton stop and now it manifests itself with the squad as they call themselves. You are not talking about nancy pelosi, you are talking about four freshmen democrats that are trying to drive the agenda and i think President Trump is putting the focus on them because it forces the media and conversation to be about them and what they are interested in, rather than the democratic establishment. What do your listeners say about President Trumps words they can leave . President trumps words they can leave . Three of the four being americans, you cannot leave. Even those of us who are natural born citizens have the option to leave if we choose but strategically, do with that what you made. I think it is pa rt that what you made. I think it is part of a bigger illustration of if you do not like this country, you have options. Nobody forces you to stay here. It puts the emphasis back on some of the messaging which has been harsh. Part of the reason for the battle with the freshman four and the democratic leadership is they have been critical of the United States. What you are saying is the people who ring you, they either like donald trump, they do not like him, but they have not changed their mind since the first polling day and he is looking ahead to the second . No doubt. What this is, we are six months away from even primary votes being cast for democrats. There is time to move beyond this but for now, looking at the candidates in the democratic primaries, the president wants more radical democrats to be running against establishment candidates to create chaos around the primary season. I think it is part of the ground work, encouraging more radical left wing democrats to enter the primary races and put more heat on the democratic leadership. Brian, good to talk to you. Good luck with the show later. Thank you, likewise. Heaven knows, i needed a controversial scene in netflix drama 13 reasons why in which a teenage girl kills herself has been removed, two years after it first appeared. Netflix said the decision had been made on the advice of medical experts. The first series of the show featured a graphic depiction of a character taking her own life. The Charity Samaritans says it welcomed netflixs decision, and that it had been working with the streaming services uk team to provide advice on the safe portrayal of suicide. With me is scott bryan is host of weekly twitter tv review show what2watch. Is this too little, too late . Arguably yes. It was a show that provoked controversy when it debuted two and a half years ago and the reason they are doing so now is because a third season is on the way and even though netflix do not reveal viewing figures publicly, i think there is a fair estimation a lot of people go into the show for the first time if they are interested in watching the show from season and every time a show comes back it becomes a talking point. People will be surprised this scene got through in the first place. would say that the regulator for example has guidelines that states what should and should not be on and it is up to Programme Makers to decide how they see the rules. Netflix shows, it is not under the jurisdiction of 0fcom because netflix is based in amsterdam. The fa ct netflix is based in amsterdam. The fact you can stream it anywhere in the world creates problems when there is something controversial that could be seen to be negative by a lot of people. There is not much they can do about it apart from complaining directly to netflix. Lot of people will say good on netflix dealing with this issue. And yet we look at itv last year, coronation street dealt with suicide ina coronation street dealt with suicide in a remarkable way. It can be done. What is the role of the regulators when you have stuff like this coming from netflix and others . It is difficult because there is not much 0fcom difficult because there is not much 0fco m ca n difficult because there is not much 0fcom can do. They look after amazons content because they have a base within the uk. We are still in the early days of the streaming world. It will be down the line this will be an issue we face again and again. What has been significant in this case is a lot of controversy is by viewers themselves, people who had read the books. Writing to the show to say this was not the thing to do the first place. U nfortu nately, to do the first place. Unfortunately, the role of the viewer, flaring up the problems when they see them. But this is the show with a young audience, even though it isa with a young audience, even though it is a graphic show and should be aimed at over 18s. It is not the only show of its kind. Hbo has euphoria. It is down to the viewers, is that it . I think it is down to the fact broadcasters have a responsibility to know tv can be brilliant in terms of highlighting issues in society and there are writers who go to Great Lengths to ensure accuracy and go to charities to ask for advice. To have them as co nsulta nts to ask for advice. To have them as consultants to have them along in the process. There are people who are vested in the show, but a lot of it comes from ignorance, people thinking, the viewers will want something that is provocative and trying to do something different. But every viewer is an individual. There are Vulnerable People who can access there are Vulnerable People who can a ccess s hows there are Vulnerable People who can access shows that might not be helping them on tv is supposed to be there to help them. Always good to see you. Thank you. The number of drug related deaths in scotland rose to its highest level ever last year. Its now nearly three times that of the uk as a whole, and means that scotland has a higher proportion of drug deaths than the us or any other country where figures are available. Its also the first time in scotland that more people died from drugs than alcohol. From glasgow, james shaw reports. When i think of all the drugs ive taken over the years, theres no crying left, ive run out of tears. An open mic event for drug users in dundee. Sylvia fox started taking drugs at the age of 14. Now she only uses the heroin substitute methadone and recognises that her addiction caused a lifetime of risk taking. Once i was found in the street, just in the middle of the road. I must have been walking and then collapsed. And then the other time i was in the house and i had again injected, i think it was morphine at that stage, and i had 0dd. Last year, dundee had the highest rate of drug deaths. But the problem affects all scotlands major cities. In areas like this piece of waste ground in the centre of glasgow, the chaotic nature of drug use does start to become apparent. There were 1,187 drug related deaths in scotland last year, which means the death rate in scotland is nearly three times that of the uk as a whole. For the first time, deaths from drugs in scotland have overtaken deaths from alcohol. The Scottish Government says it is a very troubling situation. Im absolutely determined to use the powers that we have at our disposal to make a difference here but the evidence is that actions like the safer consumption rooms will make a difference, will save lives, so i think we should follow the evidence and i really would encourage the uk government to work with us in order to make that happen. The boss of one organisation which supports drug users is a former deputy chief constable and now wants some decriminalisation. Enabling some of the things that at the moment we cannot do around drug testing, around indeed treatment centres, and alike, would be centres, and the like, would be sensible, progressive measures that would enable us to have a more effective approach to drug harms than we are currently able to do under the current framework. That may be a controversial view. But demands for change are likely to become harder to ignore. James shaw, bbc news, dundee. We have the Business Needs in a moment. First a look at the headlines on afternoon live 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon and redefine humanitys view of space. The four congresswomen who President Trump told to go home. They say dont take the bait claiming trumps using racism to distract from failing policy. Drug related deaths in scotland are the the highest in the eu according to new figures today. Theyre now at their highest rate since records began in 1996. Heres your business headlines on afternoon live. Average wages grew more strongly in the year to may seeing the highest rate of growth since 2008. Employers are having to pay staff more to attract or hang on to skills and experience amid a tightening labour market, despite Economic Uncertainty around brexit. The european low cost Airline Ryanair says growth in passenger numbers will slow next year because of delays to the boeing 737 max aircraft after two fatal accidents. Meanwhile, pictures have emerged on twitter of a ryanair 737 max, which suggest the aircraft might be rebranded. The images show its name has been replaced by 737 8200. The man in charge of improving uk railways says a fat controller type figure, independent from government, should be in charge of day to day operations. The former boss of british airways, keith williams, said governments should be in charge of policy and budget decisions but not manage the system. We have talked about facebooks crypto currency plans. The man behind libra will answer questions in the us. It is a launch facebook hopes to go ahead with to create a global currency. We have had concerns from the Us Central Bank and more recently us treasury secretary. Saying that facebook, he has concerns about the future of libra. Facebook said it wont do anything until regulators are happy with libra so the question is, what will happen later and what questions will he face . Michelle fleury is at the new york stock exchange. Explain what we expect later in front of congress. You have to days of testimony we expect from one of the Senior Executives at facebook. It is about to get away in five minutes. The first of these hearings. In it we will hear prepared remarks from the company, followed by questions and answers and it is in the latter that we will get a sense from lawmakers from congress how they feel about this. Already this project, which is not yet off the ground, has faced heavy criticism. We have heard concern expressed, perhaps understandably, given the track record of facebook with data and privacy. This is a company that people have raised questions about its involvement in election meddling and there were questions about how it handles data and data privacy and now they are talking about this project called libra which is a digital currency. What that means is that essentially you can hold, store, transfer money via the compa nys you can hold, store, transfer money via the companys app like and other apps. And money can move instantaneously. That is the goal, to help poorer people who might not have a bank getting access to managing their money in a way they do not have access to traditional banks. The concern is this is not regulated by a central bank and that potentially if you listen to criticism from the likes of the head of the american central bank, he said it could lead to instability and could be used forfraud. There are all sorts of concerns. The treasury secretary yesterday siding with his boss, saying it is for crooks. Donald trump tweeted about it saying these firms should be regulated like banks. There is mounting concerns and the question is, can the man at facebook do enough to convince politicians they should not be worried . That remains to be seen. Irn bru, is it feeling the effect of the sugar tax . Is that you in an irn bru can . Before the sugar tax in april 2018, irn bru said it would change the formula of its famous recipe, reducing sugar so customers did not have to pay more. They did the same with rubicon and other brands. Irn bru have said, the Company Behind it have said the sugar tax and Colder Weather have affected sales, so much so they have said they expect sales to drop by 10 and profits by up to 20 . The share price of ag barr has fallen almost 30 on the back of the news. Although they tried to change things around so although they tried to change things around so customers although they tried to change things around so customers do not pay the sugar tax, that has affected Customer Sentiment to the brand and had a negative impact. I will get more from you later. Now we can look at the weather and the latest from nick miller. A mixture of cloud and sunshine, a pleasa nt a mixture of cloud and sunshine, a pleasant afternoon across the bulk of the uk. There are changes on the way and a greater chance of seeing rain through the rest of the week. Today, some showers. Some in Northern Ireland developing across southern and eastern parts of scotland. Some could be thundery. And in south wales, showers popping up. Some temperatures reaching the upper 20s, much warmer than the last couple of days. Tonight, we will bring some rain towards Northern Ireland and western scotland. After clear spells for viewing the partial Lunar Eclipse. More vigorous weather system coming our way tomorrow. You can see the rain into Northern Ireland and western scotland and across scotland into wales and west in england through the afternoon. Eastern england, some warmth but expect more cloud compared with today. Any sunshine will be hazy. The system working south wednesday night into thursday, bringing rain to the south east. After that, sunshine and showers after rain on friday. Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at three 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon and redefine humanitys view of space. Dont take the bait four us congresswomen hit back at donald trump after his tweets about them, widely dubbed racist. Highest in the eu figures for drug related deaths in scotland soar theyre at a peak since records began in 1996. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with ben croucher. He was one of england heroes in the cricket world cup now could jofra archer make his test debut . The ashes is just a couple of weeks away and former captain Andrew Strauss has backed his inclusion saying if hes fit he plays. Nick miller has the weather. Still a lot of sunshine but weather systems building and cloud building and if you have been waiting for rain for the garden the chances of that are going up. Thanks, nick. Also coming up the battle to save conjoined twins safa and marwa the bbc gets remarkable access to a Ground Breaking series of operations at great ormond street hospital to separate the pair. Were just hearing in werejust hearing in relation were just hearing in relation to the London Bridge attacks ofjune 2017 that the three attackers were lawfully killed by armed police. That is, in the last few minutes. Lets go straight to the old bailey. Literally, this is happening now. Lets go straight to the old bailey. Literally, this is happening nowm is happening as we are on air and as you say the jury went out at 1130 this morning. There are no telling their verdicts of unlawful killing on the three man who attacked innocent people at Borough Market and London Bridge injune 2017. The jury and London Bridge injune 2017. The jury decided that they were lawfully killed by Firearms Officers that night. It was inevitable and the only option available to the jury because thejudge had directed only option available to the jury because the judge had directed them earlier today they should find verdicts of unlawful killing. It was the only option open to the jury. Lawful killing. They were able to give a few details about the facts and how they saw things play out across the evening. 0ver and how they saw things play out across the evening. Over the past few weeks they have had to listen to some really harrowing evidence about what happened that night in Borough Market and how the three attackers we re market and how the three attackers were killed. The jurors market and how the three attackers were killed. Thejurors were market and how the three attackers were killed. The jurors were even taken on a site visit to Borough Market because the coroner wanted to give them a feel of the location to realise how narrow the streets where and how difficult it would have been to navigate that location and for police and members of the public to establish exactly what was going on. Theyve also seen a lot of cctv footage taken from buildings nearby and the phones of people in the area. Itjust and the phones of people in the area. It just shows and the phones of people in the area. Itjust shows the chaos of what was going on that sunny summer evening on the 3rd ofjune. The bbc has obtained one section of that footage it has not been shown to the public before. It shows the mayhem and the fear that was going on that night and crucially shows the bravery of an Armed Police Officers and members of the public as they try to attack members of the public that evening. Borough market, fame it for its restau ra nts Borough Market, fame it for its restaurants but that night men armed with knives were looking for victims. Unarmed pc had run within two metres of them before backing off. I could straightaway see he has a vest or a suicide belt. You have no tools to fight that sort of danger so we made the decision to withdraw. Get trojan one officer shows, a police term for firearm specialist. Thus mike shouts. But for some reason the attackers do not follow them further. A man on a bike tries to get Police Officers attention and decides to go back and find the attackers. Firearms office rs have find the attackers. Firearms officers have to wait to go so at least we have to know where they are. We needed to circulate where they were. There was no good having eyes on them. So we followed them back into the market and down middle road, not sure where they are gone. At that point to bakers joined the chase, armed only with plastic crates and a broom. The plant to distract the attackers and stop them stabbing any more people. The plan was. Paul clark who is filming it all tells his family to stay back. They had seen several people stabbed in front of them in a restau ra nt stabbed in front of them in a restaurant but he also follows to keep an eye on the attackers. That siren was the sound of the Firearms Officers arriving. I dived myself one way into a shutter and i was stood there powerfully in line with one of the attackers in the Firearms Officer. I was quite lucky not to be shot myself. The Firearms Officers left their vehicles so quickly no one left the handbrake on and it rolled into some tears as the attackers fell to the floor and two unarmed officers step forward to handcuff the suspects, worried about possible suicide belts. handcuff the suspects, worried about possible suicide belts. I think ifi had time to think about what i was doing i maybe wouldnt have done it andi doing i maybe wouldnt have done it and i had one thought and that was peoples lives needed to be saved and if they were real we were all in proper trouble. The officer who ran the investigation into the attack thinks the bravery of both public and Police Officers that night was extraordinary. We know attacks will across the globe but actually the Great British public will stand up to that. They will not tolerate it and have done Amazing Things when it happens. The three men murdered eight people. But all through the rampage people tried to stop them. Without that bravery the attackers could have killed many more. We can expect to hear a bit more about the Police Operation that night later on this afternoon because we are expecting outside the old bailey to hear from Cressida Dick expecting outside the old bailey to hearfrom Cressida Dick from expecting outside the old bailey to hear from Cressida Dick from the metropolitan police who i suspect will talk about the bravery and courage of her officers, both unarmed and Firearms Officers that night in dealing with the attackers during the London Bridge attacks. To reiterate the verdict, verdicts of unlawful killing on lawful killing on khuram butt, Rachid Redouane and youssef zaghba. They believe the officers used lawful force to protect them and members of the public and the force used was appropriate. Four Democratic Congresswomen have described Donald Trumps comments that they should go back to their countries of origin as a racist attempt to distract from his failing policies. In the last few moments donald trump has been tweeting and saying he does not have a racist bone in his body. Republicans should not show weakness and fall into their trap and that should be an investigation into the lies and filthy language used by the democrat congresswoman. 50 mins before he had said if you hit a country or are not happy here you can leave. Ratcheting up of the twitter abuse being hurled between the two sides there. Celebrations have been taking place this afternoon in florida to mark 50 years since the mission which took man to the moon for the first time apollo 11 was launched. Four days after the launch, Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin made history by setting foot on the lunar surface, a feat watched live by nearly a billion people on television back on earth. On television back on earth. One of the surviving members of the mission, Michael Collins, has been at the launch pad for the anniversary events this afternoon. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. For generations, it inspired our ancestors. Today was the day that humanity would aim to reach the moon. Neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and mike collins set off on this most dangerous of missions, entering a rocket with the explosive power ofa small atom bomb. They themselves thought they only had a 50 chance of making it back. Engines on. Five, four, three, two, one. All engines running. We have liftoff. With a roar, the saturn v rocket lifts beautifully into the sky. Just 12 minutes later, the astronauts are in orbit and on their way. In a few days, apollo 11 arrives at its destination. The lunar lander, eagle, separates from the command module. But as eagle approaches the lunar surface, armstrong notices the spacecraft is off course and headed not for the preplanned landing site but terrain littered with dangerous boulders. The flight director asks his control team to call out whether it was go or no go for landing. Go, go, go. So the mission continues, but then an alarm sounds in the lunar module with minutes to go before the landing the computer on the eagle, primitive by todays standards, crashes. Neil armstrong has to take Manual Control, and with fuel running low, brings the spacecraft down. The eagles has landed. We copy you on the ground, we had a bunch of guys about to turn blue, we are breathing again. Neil armstrong makes his descent onto the lunar surface. And he uttered the words that would reverberate through history forevermore. Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Along with buzz aldrin, the astronauts planted americas flag. 50 years ago when the Space Programme was in full swing, the world was divided. There were wars and conflicts all across the globe. But when the astronauts first set foot on the moon it seemed for a moment in time that the whole world came together. There was a sense that all things were possible, that if humanity put aside its differences it could achieve anything. Buzz aldrin, the second man to set that on the moon, looks back on his mission with pride but also some anger, because we have not been back for so long. 50 years ago the saturn v took the command module, the lunar module, three of us, to the moon. We landed, explored, got back up again, had a rendezvous, came back, that is 50 years of non progress. I think we all ought to be a little ashamed that we cant do better than that. But others are more optimistic that we will be back sooner rather than later. 0ur ambitions have changed. After the Apollo Programme we had done what they set out to do, got a man to the moon. I think the difference now is we dont want to just go to the moon and come back, we want to go to the moon and survive and colonise it for a longer period. Neil armstrong came back to his hometown to a heros welcome. His mission inspired a generation. The moon landing showed that, working together, humanity could achieve whatever we set our minds to. Well, in the last hour in washington, a spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong when he walked on the moon has been unveiled at an exhibition. The us Vice President mike pence attended the event at the smithsonian museum. He said apollo 11 was a mission that would be remembered for centuries Michael Collins was the command module pilot on that day 50 years ago. He stayed in the command module while Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin were on the surface of the moon. I think we will get a video and we are coming up i was always asked was another loneliest person on the whole solar system when i was that orbit . The a nswer system when i was that orbit . The answer was no, i system when i was that orbit . The answer was no, i was system when i was that orbit . The answer was no, i was fine. I was just the flying aeroplanes and the vehicle was no novelty. I trusted my surroundings and i was very happy to be aware i was and to see this complicated mission unfold. But the timei complicated mission unfold. But the time i was by myself, perfectly enjoyable. I had hot coffee, i had music i wanted it, good old command module colombia had every facility that i needed and it was plenty big andi that i needed and it was plenty big and i really enjoyed my time by myself. Instead of being terribly lonely i was not one iota lonely. 0ur correspondent jane 0brien is at Cape Canaveral in florida fascinating stuff to hear Michael Collins describe what it was like to be on the rocket like the one behind me. 500 Million People watched it on tv screens in grainy black and white but only three people knew what it was like. One of those here at the time watching Michael Collins and his colleagues wasjohn. What was it like 50 years ago witnessing it and what memories do you have watching it all over again 50 years later . would start by saying i came to be here for the re enactment of the launch. The real thing was a lot better, it was a remarkable experience to see this immense rocket go off and the sheer power and the low frequency vibration you can feel going through your body and the noise was overwhelming. And she knew it was history. He knew it was something people would remember forever in recorded history. It was unforgettable. How important is this 50th anniversary . A lot of people will say we only went back a couple of times sense. Why are we remembering today . It is a good question. Since we stopped going in 1972 why is that this worldwide celebration of apollo 11 . I think it reminds us it is possible to do something grand with concerted energy and effort and commitment. We have kind of lost the ability in this country and may be in the world to do those sort of things. It is interesting you say that because donald trump wants us to go back in 2024. How likely is that . Donald trump hasl 2024. How likely is that . Donald trump has i think equates the space cool aid and he equates base achievement as the john kennedy with National Power and national achievements. The politics are very different in 2019. He needs the congress and one part of that is controlled by the other party. Republican and fiat item is kind of they are. This anniversary celebration is stirring peoples memories, even if they were not alive at the time of apollo 11. This was something the country did that was something the country did that was positive and good and really nobody argues about in terms of the goodness of the event. What is interesting is at that time 50 years ago it was a race between nations. Now there is competition between businesses as well when it comes to space exploration. Competition between businesses is the american way of life after all. The fact that spacex and some Smaller Companies all have ambitions to get involved in Lunar Exploration is i think a good thing and it creates a basis of confidence and partnership with the government and other countries may get us back. Lovely to see again. Good to see you, jane. Lovely to see you again, john. That can handle temperatures from 9 two plus 400 celsius. We will see later on, jane. 0ther celsius. We will see later on, jane. Other Search Engines are available. Youre watching afternoon live, these are our headlines a jury concludes that the three men who carried out the London Bridge attack were lawfully killed by the police. 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon and redefine humanitys view of space. The four congresswomen who President Trump told to go home. They say dont take the bait claiming trumps using racism to distract from failing policy. And coming up. Drug related deaths in scotland are the the highest in the eu according to new figures today. Andrew strauss backs jofra archers inclusion for the ashes. The paceman was instrumental in englands world cup win and could make his test debut against ireland next week before the 5 test series against australia in august and september. Rory mcilroy says he hopes to give the home fans something to cheerfor as he prepares for the open championship at royal portrush. The northern irishman grew up playing the course. Northern ireland desperately need a win at the netball world cup. But theyre currently trailing four time winners new zealand you can follow that online and well be live in liverpool along with the rest of the sport at 3 30. Four Democratic Congresswomen have described Donald Trumps comments that they should go back to their countries of origin as a racist attempt to distract from his failing policies. The woman held a press conference last night accusing the president of a White Nationalist agenda. The interesting thing is he is keeping this up and thinks this is working and i think he will feel his co re working and i think he will feel his core support wont mind this one little bit but the interesting thing is if you look at the latest thing he said, he is talking about those for congresswoman and he says but now they are forever wedded to the democrat party, see you in 2020. I think that tells you what has been happening over the last couple of daysis happening over the last couple of days is not just happening over the last couple of days is notjust this president lashing out, crossing a line, using racist language. This is actually strategic, it is more than tactical, it is about setting up next year our real action and saying im going to try and make these people in the democratic party, this group of four people, try and make them the face of the democrat party. The choice between me and them. The reasoning is doing that is because they are seen as is doing that is because they are seen as being on the left, in this country you use the word progressive. And associated with socialism and things like that which is an incredibly dotty word here in political terms. And i think he thinks this is the way i can frame next year to put me in the best place to not only keep my core support fired up but also perhaps frighten those more moderate republicans to hold their nose and vote for me for fear of what the alternative might be. That is my reading of it today in terms of what he is doing in terms of doubling down. The reading taken by the for congresswoman as they accuse him of being racist but also telling the American People not to take the bait. I think that is recognition and part of what we have been talking about. They understand this is an attempt to draw the men to that kind of slanging match and of course probably with this president thatis course probably with this president that is the kind of slanging match account when because most people would be prepared to go as far as he does and if you engage on that ground youre probably not going to win. I suspect that is what they are driving out and wanting to talk about issues. Of course, negative campaigns are pretty difficult for oppositions to win. 0ppositions turn to when on a promise about the future, on something exciting, a kind of vision thing, all that kind of stuff. If people want a change and vote for a positive change rather than against the negative, so you can see the political calculation is going on there. But i think there is more to this and perhaps the rather unsophisticated lashing out that some people have accused the president of. I think there is some decent calculation going on here in political terms. Gary, great to see you. The number of drug related deaths in scotland rose to its highest level ever last year. Its now nearly three times that of the uk as a whole, and means that scotland has a higher proportion of drug deaths than the us or any other country where figures are available. Its also the first time in scotland that more people died from glasgow, james shaw reports. When i think of all the drugs ive taken over the years, theres no crying left, ive run out of tears. An open mic event for drug users in dundee. Sylvia fox started taking drugs at the age of 14. Now she only uses the heroin substitute methadone and recognises that her addiction caused a lifetime of risk taking. Once i was found in the street, just in the middle of the road. I must have been walking and then collapsed. And then the other time i was in the house and i had again injected, i think it was morphine at that stage, and i had 0dd. Last year, dundee had the highest rate of drug deaths. But the problem affects all scotlands major cities. In areas like this piece of waste ground in the centre of glasgow, the chaotic nature of drug use does start to become apparent. There were 1,187 drug related deaths in scotland last year, which means the death rate in scotland is nearly three times that of the uk as a whole. For the first time, deaths from drugs in scotland have overtaken deaths from alcohol. The Scottish Government says it is a very troubling situation. Im absolutely determined to use the powers that we have at our disposal to make a difference here but the evidence is that actions like the safer consumption rooms will make a difference, will save lives, so i think we should follow the evidence and i really would encourage the uk government to work with us in order to make that happen. The boss of one organisation which supports drug users is a former deputy chief constable and now wants some decriminalisation. Enabling some of the things that at the moment we cannot do around drug testing, around indeed treatment centres, and the like, would be sensible, progressive measures that would enable us to have a more effective approach to drug harms than we are currently able to do under the current framework. That may be a controversial view. But demands for change are likely to become harder to ignore. James shaw, bbc news, dundee. And james is in glasgow for us now. Yes, shocking statistics and in each one of those figures a personal tragedy, a family affected by the use of drugs in scotland. Lets drill down a little bit into those figures and talk to eleanor becky, a Public Health adviser dickie. Your initial reaction to the figures. Today is the upsetting day and we have seen a further rise in drug deaths in scotland, something we have feared. It is a fifth year and a rule we have seen the highest number ever recorded. Many families affected by that loss and the impact on communities is quite grey. We notice affecting those age 35 and over the greatest and also contributing to starling Life Expectancy in scotland. Is the age of use as a factor . Some of those people might have been taking drugs for 30 years are more than that . We believe that is the case. Many people will have long histories of drug use and perhaps long histories of injecting drug use which will lead to things like advance disease progression and we know that 85 of the deaths of more than one substance so people are taking multiple substances and in scotland we see the use of opioids and benzodiazepines and alcohol which are older depressants which all contribute to respiratory depression and a high risk of fatal overdose which we believe contributes to the high numbers. There have been quite a few International Comparisons with people saying it might be the case the death rate in scotland is worse than in the United States. That looks like a very serious situation for scotland. It is a very serious situation even without the comparison we are seeing a high level of deaths. The situation in america is very different and they have different patterns of drug use and it is very difficult to compare and it is very difficult to compare andi and it is very difficult to compare and i believe they dont record all the deaths so it is not a fair comparison but it is fair to say it isa comparison but it is fair to say it is a very serious situation. We had the Public Health minister talking about some of the centres that might be set up to help people to prevent them from overdosing and taking drugs in an uncontrolled way. He thinks that would make a big difference. What is your take on that . The local health and Care Partnership is taken and Needs Assessment who have seen a spike in hiv rates and glasgow city has high rates of death. We know from the evidence that what is being proposed as an effective measure and would be as an effective measure and would be a means to support people currently experiencing homelessness and injecting on the streets to have access to services, perhaps enter treatment and seek support for their other needs. Final question. A hard one. When might we be able to see a solution to this . Nothing is going to change quickly or am i wrong . Solution to this . Nothing is going to change quickly or am i wrong7m is very difficult to predict if the trend will change, but what we know is we could take action to contribute to that change. We know that these deaths are preventable, they are not inevitable and we need to invest in our Treatment Services and ensure rapid access and ensure that we provide quality options so a range of treatments for this group of people. Thank you very much. Possibly a tiny chink of hope in what eleanor was saying in that these deaths are not preventable, they are preventable and it is not inevitable that so many people are dying in scotland but perhaps it will be a long time before the solutions can be found. We have been celebrating 50 years since man walked on the wind. We are going to be looking at them in tonight perhaps, nick is here with the weather. A partial Lunar Eclipse is that right . The moon low in the sky after about 10 30pm. Look to the south east in the sky, the good news is, western scotland, Northern Ireland looks rather cloudy. For many places there isa rather cloudy. For many places there is a good chance of seeing that and enjoying it. It is not one where you have to get up in the middle of the night or 5am to see it. It is just around bedtime. Iam night or 5am to see it. It is just around bedtime. I am going to take you on a journey back in time initially. This sunday. Some really weird things going on in the arctic. We are going a long way to the Canadian Settlement of alert. It looks like canada is connected to greenland but it is because of the weight is coloured in by the ice. But alert is in canada. It is the most northerly inhabited, permanently inhabited place in the world. And that temperature, on sunday, 21. The highest it has ever been recorded at four north inner world. This is a place which 500 miles away from the north pole and winter will get down to 40 celsius, Something Like that. The previous record was when it got to 20 degrees so record was when it got to 20 degrees so it has been shattered by one hole degree. This is a pattern we have seen degree. This is a pattern we have seen recently of record breaking temperatures in alaska, europe, that all time record in france. So this is, on the face of it hugo, this is rather while doing that worrying that getting temperatures. The same weather pattern is still there at the moment so we think yesterday it got very close to 21 degrees as well. So absolutely remarkable spell of weather this far north. We didnt know a great deal about alert, canada so we get a better looking around. The first thing we came up with was a polar bear beautiful, beautiful polar bear because a lot of this is frozen. We see it is settled yes this is a welcome sign. It isa settled yes this is a welcome sign. It is a Canadian Forces base for radio monitoring. This is the welcome sign, there is a crest for the forces base which has an animal on it. And i had never heard of it. This is have you ever heard of a mask . There is a mosque hook. Musk ox. Do you know why it is called that . Does it smell . It is for the stench the mild emits during the rotting season. Mail emits during the rotting season. What is the weather going to do nick . This is how it is looking in derbyshire this afternoon and lets look at the big picture. High pressure that is being squeezed away to the south. We have already had one week weather front working across Northern Ireland and scotland and the is still a few of those out there so the chance of catching one or two. The thicker cloud towards Northern Ireland, southern and eastern parts of scotland and could be the shower coming through wales, this is how it is looking this afternoon. Look very closely and you can see an isolated cherub at most bases are fine with sunny spells. It is feeling a bit warmer as well. I will talk you through the weather for the partial Lunar Eclipse. I mentioned some cloud around western parts of scotland and Northern Ireland, but elsewhere good clear spells if you want to do that tonight. You can see something gathering to the west. This is the next weather system coming in and that will be around for us during wednesday. Bringing some proper rain this time towards Northern Ireland, into scotland, towards wales and western parts of england. All of that has an easter demotion. 20 of high cloud on the eastern side of england so although it is going to be fairly warm, there will be much more high cloud around where you have got the rain it will feel cooler, the breeze picks up as well. That is wednesday. With these weather systems, although we are trying to cling onto someones across eastern parts of england particularly, it is bringing some colour in with more cloud and a greater chance of rain. This weather system for thursday is working south. It is weakening back through south. It is weakening back through south on and south eastern parts of england there will be some rain. Northern ireland and scotland, heavy and thundery downpours. In between the two for a large part of england and wales, sunny spells. Temperatures widely into the low 20s. That is thursday. The outlook shows a tasting and settled into the weekend. More rain for some of us on friday night, for the weekend it is looking like sunshine and showers. This is bbc news, our latest headlines. Ajury concludes that the three men who carried out the London Bridge attack were lawfully killed by the police. 50 years since the launch of apollo 11, the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon and redefine humanitys view of space. Dont take the bait. Four us congresswomen hit back at donald trump after his tweets about them, widely dubbed racist. Highest in the eu. Figures for drug related deaths in scotland soar theyre at a peak since records began in 1996. Sport now on afternoon live with ben croucher. Ben, the cricket world cup is barely over but attention is already focused on the ashes and whether some of those stars might force their way into the test team. We have 11 heroes who won the world cup on sunday, the dramatic game against new zealand. Who will play in the ashes later on . 0ne undoubted Success Story from the tournament was jofra archer. Eligibility rules were changed not long ago and that allowed the barbados born pace bowler to play. He bowls at 90 miles an hour and after taking 20 wickets across the tournament and holding his nerve in the super over, many are calling for his inclusion in the test squad for the ashes. Along with jason roy, hes in line for a call up to face australia next month. He may be rested for the warm up test against ireland at lords that squad is announced tomorrow but one former captain and director of cricket believes he can make his test debut on the biggest stage. If he is fit enough to get through a test match, he plays for me. He gives us something we wouldnt otherwise have. And he isjust so good at 24, he is so so good and so calm and so composed. I am struggling to think of another player that has had the impact he has had in such a short period of time. And simon you might recall that Andrew Strauss lost his wife to cancer in december. Well hes since set up the Ruth Strauss Foundation to increase research into lung cancers. The second day of the lords ashes test will have a red theme around it in her memory with fans urged to wear red to the game to raise awareness and funds. Moving to golf, Northern Ireland and championship for the first time in many years. One man the centre of attention. Rory mcilroy is probably one of, if not the most famous sportsman from Northern Ireland. He grew up not far from royal portrush, hosting the tournament for the first time in 68 years. Says the course is a little different from how he remembers it. Its a home tournament for rory mcilroy who broke the course record there aged just 16. He plays his opening two rounds with the new us open champion Gary Woodland and englands paul casey. He says the emotion could get to him if he won i am proud that i might have contributed to getting the championship to Northern Ireland. The success of Darren Clarke as well. I think that is part of the reason why you wanted to come here. Why they wanted to come here. And all the people in a portrush that have done a fantasticjob to bring this championship here. Its spectacular. Its certainly a different golf course than what i grew up playing, its tougher, its bigger. I have been looking at pictures, on social media and the place looks stunning. Northern ireland have a really tough task at the netball world cup today, theyre up against four time winners new zealand. Its been a difficult few days for Northern Ireland with two narrow defeats to zimbabwe and malawi. Kate grey is in liverpool for us kate how are they getting on . It isa it is a tough old match for Northern Ireland out there. We have only one one mack one. It is half time and theyre already trailing 44 one mack one. It is half time and theyre already trailing 44 goals 11. They have won this many a time before, new zealand. Hugely experienced team. Well drilled and athletic. They have a very confident shooter. She has just athletic. They have a very confident shooter. She hasjust been popping those shots in and Northern Ireland cant do much about it. The only hope is that they might take off their starting line up and maybe ease off the pressure on Northern Ireland. Who are trying to build into this treatment and trying to ta ke into this treatment and trying to take something positive. They are all ready out of the top eight in this remit and will be looking to hopefully get a much more positive second half and we will keep you updated here in liverpool. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Lets get more now on those celebrations which have been taking place this afternoon to mark 50 years since the mission which took man to the moon for the first time apollo 11 was launched. Using never before seen Archive Footage and newly un earthed audio recordings a new documentary is bringing the mission of apollo 11 to life like never before. Aptly named apollo 11 this 90 minute journey is filled with tension despite of course us most of us knowing how the story ends. Lets take a look at a short clip. We have some {7. 6 million of thrust pushing the vehicle. It weighs close to {6. 5 million. It weighs close to 6. 5 million pounds. This is Apollo Saturn launch control. T minus one minute 45 seconds on the apollo mission, flight to land the first men on the moon. Apollo 11, this is launch operations manager. The launch team wishes you good luck and god speed. Im pleased to say im joined by todd douglas miller, the films director, he joins us on webcam from his home in new york. It is the most remarkable thing to watch. Heaven knows what it mustve been like to work on. Where did you get some the stunning footage, much of which has not been seen before . It started working with nasa and the National Archives trying to quantify exactly how much material was in the vaults. That started a three year saga to try that. And once we got everything, in their it was really a story about trying to find the u ntold story about trying to find the untold stories. Working with the astronauts and their families. What have they not seen, either infection or nonfiction before. One of the most remarkable aspects, what you dont get a sense of is how you get the music and images together. That looks like it is a work of love . My music composer, we have been lifelong friends, he came to me very early on and said he only wanted to doa early on and said he only wanted to do a score, much in the way that we we re do a score, much in the way that we were working with the archive materials, he only wanted to use incidents that were created pre 1969. So the backbone of that was a moog synthesiser which was around in 1968. You got to meet buzz aldrin and Michael Collins but the family of the late on song as well . It was an honour and a privilege to design scenes and show buzz and Michael Collins. Neils all the sons we re very Michael Collins. Neils all the sons were very much involved in the production. And frankly make a story like apollo 11, you need those people. But not just like apollo 11, you need those people. But notjust them, also flight people. But notjust them, also flight controllers and people that worked on it. We tried to involve as many people as possible so we can be as accurate as possible. Inevitably, the focus is on those three men who took off 50 years ago today. But we often took off 50 years ago today. But we ofte n forget took off 50 years ago today. But we often forget the team of hundreds and thousands behind it . The most astonishing figure, we are with you about almost half a Million People, but it was tens of thousands of companies too. It was a real, it really involved the collective conscious of the entire planet to come together to make this mission a success. This is a story that Everybody Knows how it works, what happens and yet, you have brought it to life in a different way. Describe how you did that. We wanted viewers to be right there with the Mission Control flight controllers and the ash not as it was happening. As we we re ash not as it was happening. As we were racking on the fount, and kirk had come out, the Christopher Nolan film. Dunkirk. We said we wanted to sound like dunkirk mixed with space. Every step along the way was a dangerous piece of a mission. If you are successful in that piece, you are successful in that piece, you got to go onto the next. And thatis you got to go onto the next. And that is very much what we felt like when we were constructing the film. And when you listen to all the archive materials, particularly in real time, on a day like this, what better day to do thatthat is what we wa nted better day to do thatthat is what we wanted the film to feel like. Looking at you, im guessing you did not actually watch the thing live on television 50 years ago . When did you get to the apollo 11 bug . television 50 years ago . When did you get to the apollo 11 bug . I was 7 you get to the apollo 11 bug . I was 7 when we landed on the men. You get to the apollo 11 bug . I was 7 when we landed on the men. Thats a good way of putting it 7 when we landed on the men. Thats a good way of putting it i grew up in ohio where a lot of astronauts are from. The birthplace of aviation. So i had a National Interest from a young age. But i definitely was not a full fledged space nerd until this project came along. It was a great pleasure to talk to you, congratulations. It is a work of art. Thank you so much. A jury concludes that the three men who carried out the London Bridge attack were lawfully killed by the police. Events mark 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon and redefine humanitys view of space. The four congresswomen who President Trump told to go home. They say dont take the bait claiming trumps using racism to distract from failing policy. Heres your business headlines on afternoon live. Average wages grew more strongly in the year to may, seeing the highest rate of growth since 2008. Employers are having to pay staff more to attract or hang on to skills and experience amid a tightening labour market, despite Economic Uncertainty around brexit. The european low cost Airline Ryanair says growth in passenger numbers will slow next year because of delays to the boeing 737 max aircraft after two fatal accidents. Meanwhile, pictures have emerged on twitter of a ryanair 737 max which suggest the aircraft might be rebranded. The images show its name has been replaced by 737 8200. The man in charge of improving uk railways says a fat controller type figure, independent from government, should be in charge of day to day operations. The former boss of british airways, keith williams, said governments should be in charge of policy and budget decisions but not manage the system. Ryanair is back in the news. Ryanair has said it will be forced to cut the number of summerflights it operates next year, blaming further expected delays before the boeing 737 max is allowed to fly again. The airline said it could be as late as december before regulators clear the aircraft to return to the skies after two fatal crashes. Meanwhile, pictures have emerged of ryanair plane with interesting boeing branding. Tom burridge is our transport correspondent. Thats me thats me tom. Explain to me exactly what rya nair thats me tom. Explain to me exactly what ryanair has been saying about flights next year. This is an indicator as to what i headache this has been for airlines. Ryanair has orders for more than 200 of these aircraft. It was supposed to receive the first back in april and that didnt happen because the plane is still grounded. Airlines have been factoring the 737 max into their schedules this year and into next year and schedules this year and into next yearand ina schedules this year and into next year and in a essentially ryanair are saying it might take the first orders in january or are saying it might take the first orders injanuary or february that isa orders injanuary or february that is a guess at this stage. Because it wont have the planes, it is going to have to take a financial hit. It will have to hit the number of lights. It has also got staff in place and pilots to fly the planes. I have seen a letter sent to ryanair pilots last week talking about what a challenging economic backdrop it is for airlines a challenging economic backdrop it is forairlines in a challenging economic backdrop it is for airlines in europe at the moment. Mentioning backs brexit and also the competition driving fares down but also the grounding of the 77 max and seeing the airline has as a result a surplus of 300 pilots. So i thinkjog cuts could be likely. But really i think an indication that airlines are taking a financial hit from the grounding of this claim. We have seen interesting pictures of the new branding of boeing. These photos were taken we believe at boeings Manufacturing Base nurse at seattle. We can show you one of them now. The word max is missing. Boeing or ryanair have not mentioned anything about this but we believe that what has been removed probably on the orders of ryanair. And really because of the association with the two crashes. We have to go to the old bailey because i news have to go to the old bailey because | News Conference. Have to go to the old bailey because i News Conference. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims. 0n with the family and friends of the victims. On behalf of every member of the city of London Police i want to reiterate our deepest sympathy and condolences to those whose lives we re and condolences to those whose lives were changed forever on the 3rd of june, 2017. This inquest has heard that three Firearms Officer from the city of London Police where the first to confront the terrorists. Arriving on the scene within ten minutes of the first 999 call. 0n the arrival, they stop the threat within ten seconds. Which undoubtedly saved the lives of others. During their testimony, we heard how, despite having stopped the attackers, they still believed the attackers, they still believed the potential presence of explosive devices created a further serious and immediate threat. Two members of the public, to their colleagues and to themselves. Their actions on that night spoke of the dedication to the public and to their colleagues. An unflinching courage that is without question remarkable. They put themselves in the way of danger to protect and preserve life. A principal at the very core of policing. As a force, the city of London Police is humbled and grateful for their selfless act. The three Police Forces that serve london, the metropolitan police, the british transport police, and the city of London Police, work seemingly together. This barbaric attack illustrates how policing across london knows no boundaries. And how officers from all forces had the courage and dedication necessary to defeat the hatred and fear that terrorists seek to sow inner community. In our community. Terrorists seek to sow inner community. In our community. In 2017, london suffered four terrible attacks. Three of which claimed the lives of 14 innocent people. Today marks the end of the trials and inquests into those attacks. These events took place during my first year as commissioner and impacted on the whole of london, everyone in the met and of course well beyond. I would like to thank the chief coroner and the jury for their diligence in examining the circumstances of what happened on the 3rd of june circumstances of what happened on the 3rd ofjune 2017. Much of the evidence they saw and heard was extremely harrowing. I think also the legal teams, particularly mets legal team, for their efforts before and during this inquest. I would also like to acknowledge the achievements of the Investigative Team and indeed everyone in the counterterrorist command who have worked tirelessly to try to ensure that all relevant evidence was secured and made available to the inquest, to try to support bereaved families and other victims of the attack. And to ensure that any lessons are learned. Most importantly, my thoughts and those of the entire Police Family are with all the victims. Their families and their loved ones. They are also for people who have suffered physical and psychological injuries from the attack. As well as all those who have been affected by it, whether they were members of the public or members of the Emergency Services. I welcome todays verdict. That the armed officers who confronted and short the three attackers acted lawfully. Short the three attackers acted lawfully. Shot. Short the three attackers acted lawfully. Shot. Iwant to short the three attackers acted lawfully. Shot. I want to pay tribute to the professionalism they showed that night. Faced with an appalling and confused seen. They acted calmly and quickly and decisively and in accordance with theirtraining. There is no decisively and in accordance with their training. There is no greater responsibility for an officer than having to make misfit second decision whether or not to use lethal force. This split second decision. Officers are deployed every day and frequently confront dangerous people sometimes armed with knives and other weapons. Everyday, they respond highly effectively. With professionalism, teamwork, courage and restraint. Ra rely teamwork, courage and restraint. Rarely drawing their weapons and even more rarely firing them. On the 3rd ofjune even more rarely firing them. On the 3rd of june 2017, even more rarely firing them. On the 3rd ofjune 2017, the Firearms Office rs of 3rd ofjune 2017, the Firearms Officers of the city of London Police and the metropolitan police saved lives. All the officers involved from the three Police Services of london both armed and unarmed should take great pride that in the face of the most extreme danger, they quickly stopped the three criminals from continuing their murderous attack. Tragically, as you know, eight people were still murdered that night. She lists names these dreadful events showed us the very worst of humanity. But it also showed us the very best as well. What stood out during these inquests, head and shoulders above all else, where the accounts of tremendous bravery and compassion by the public and Emergency Services alike. The response that night, under the most extreme and chaotic of circumstances, was quite simply extraordinary. Many people, including our officers and those in the fire brigade and the ambulance service, and many other members of the public gave life saving first aid and put themselves without their extraordinary efforts, so many more people would have been injured, or have died. Of course, following a terrible event such as this, we must look to see what lessons can be learned. Indeed, many changes were quickly put in place. We now await the chief coroners detailed findings, which of course we will consider in full. However, it is also the case that as terrorism has evolved over the last decade, so has the police and Security Response and preparation. The paris attacks in november 2015 was a particular water shed moment. We, the police, and our partner, recognised this shift in threat. It was because of that that we had more armed Police Available across london on the night of third june 2017. They were ready and able to respond to the attacks. It was because of this that we had well rehearsed protocols because of this that we had well rehearsed protocols in because of this that we had well rehearsed protocols in place between police and our Emergency Service colleagues so our response was highly co ordinated and effective. And it was because of this that many, many people ran and hid from the danger. That staff in local restaurants and bars took immediate action to get their customers to safety. And prevented the attackers from being able to kill or injure many more people than they did. I have no doubt that because of this preparation in the years before many lives were saved. Those who commit attacks such as this do so intending to cause division, hatred and fear. But the response of the people of and in this city was to come together to help each other, to protect each other and to stand against the hatred of the attackers. It is part of what makes london one of the worlds great cities. Its diversity, its culture, its inclusivity. It is what makes people from all over the world come to visit, to work, or live here and what makes it such a special place. The events of the third june 2017, whilst robbing us of eight much loved people, who will never be forgotten, have ultimately not changed our city. Thank you very much indeed. So statements there from the metropolitan police commissioner, Cressida Dick and before her the commander of London Police. Talking following that inquest result. The three London Bridge attackers were lawfully killed by police. Lets go to our correspondent outside the old bailey for us. The coroner making it clear that actually the actions of officers on that night was utterly appropriate. Yes, in fact the coroner directed the jury that they had only one option, they could only find verdicts of lawful killing, such were the circumstances of events at London Bridge and in the Borough Market. The jury had no other option, they were told you have to find verdicts of lawful killing. They had heard as the Police Officers reflected here, very difficult harrowing evidence. They had heard the testimony of victim and also of those Firearms Officers of what happened that night and of the difficult choices they had to make and the scenario they were going into. We heard the Police Describe events that evening as a marauding terrorist attack, which immediately gives you a sense of quite what was going on, how complicated and confusing and difficult it was for all involved and in it is interesting listening to Cressida Dick, who spoke for widely than we expected. She dealt with the details of the case and focussed on the grief of the families who lost people that night, but also on the bravery of her officer, the Firearms Officers and the unarmed officers who tried to confront them. She talked about the preparations for attacks now, how the police prepaur, pare, what they have learned and how that night showed the worst and the best of humanity in terms of how things were dealt with. A lot of people may be wondering why there were two Police Chiefs there, there is the city of London Police and the met and where you are is on the border of the two, as does London Bridge. Yes karen baxter from city of London Police was here because it was herFirearms Officers who were the Immediate Response team that night to London Bridge. They were deployed from city of London Police. The attack in terms of vehicle going on to London Bridge and the three men attack people lasted just ten minutes. That is how long it took to get the city of london Firearms Officer there and they killed the three men within ten seconds of arriving. It shows how quickly they were able to establish what was going on. That is because unArmed Police Officers and members of public kept an eye on the attackers. So the officers knew who they were dealing with. Thank you. Now the inquest is over. Now the inquest is over for the first time the bbc can show footage of the moment unarmed officers and members of the public came face to face with the three attackers. This video was shown to both the inquest into the victims deaths and the inquest into the attackers deaths. Last month an inquest found the victims were unlawfully killed. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford and a warning his report includes footage which some viewers may find distressing. Borough market, famous for its restaurants, but that night, men armed with knives were looking for victims. Come back, come back an unarmed pc ran to within a few metres of them, before backing off. Straightaway, i see that he has a vest, or suicide belt. You just have no tools to fight with that kind of dangers, so we made a decision to withdraw. Go through there. Run. Get trojan, one officer shouts. A police term for firearms specialists. Run. Get to the car. But for some reason, the attackers dont follow them further. A man on the bike tries to get the polices attention and the officers decide to go back and find the attackers. Police, police. I guess we are Police Officers so we have to do something. Firearms officers have to know where to go, so at least we have to know where they are. I think we just had to circulate where they are, it is no good not having any eyes on them. So, yeah, wejust, i guess followed them back into the market, back down the road, not quite sure where theyd gone. At that point, two bakers also joined the chase. Armed only with plastic crates and a broom. Stay there. The plan to distract the attackers to stop them stabbing any more people. Stay there paul clarke, whose filming it all, tells his family to stay back. Theyd seen several people stabbed in front of them in a restaurant. But he also follows to keep an eye on the attackers. That siren, the sound of the Firearms Officers arriving. I sort of dived myself one way into a shutter, because i was stood there perfectly in line, there was like me and one of the attackers and the Firearms Officers. Quite lucky not to have been shot myself. What the bleeps going on here . The Firearms Officers left their vehicle so quickly that no one put the handbrake on and it rolled into some chairs as the attackers fell to the floor and two unarmed officers stepped forward to handcuff the suspects worried about the possible suicide belts. I think if i had time to think about what i was doing, maybe i wouldnt have done it. I had one thought and that was peoples lives needed to be saved and if they were real, then we are all in proper trouble. The officer who ran the investigation into the attack thinks the bravery of both the public and Police Officers that night was extraordinary. We know that attack will happen across the globe, but we know that attacks will happen across the globe, but actually you know the Great British public will stand up to that, they wont tolerate it and actually they do Amazing Things like run towards that threat when it happens. The three men murdered eight people. But all through their rampage, people tried to stop them. Without that bravery, the attackers could have killed many more. The inquest which has concluded into the three London Bridge attackers we re the three London Bridge attackers were lawfully killed by police. The row surrounding President Trumps language is continuing. Four Democratic Congresswomen, who he told to go back where they came from, say his comments are a racist distraction from his failing policies. Theyre all us citizens and have criticised the mr trumps stance on immigration. In the past hour the president has struck out once again saying he doesnt have a racist bone in his body. The president went on to accuse the women of hating the us and accused them of having low poll ratings. The women held a News Conference last night accusing the president of following a White Nationalist agenda. David willis reports. Facing accusations of racism and xenophobia, President Trump is not backing down spelling out his message in capital letters, lest anyone be in any doubt. And going on to attack the democrats for closing ranks around the four women. The dems were trying to distance themselves from the four progressives, he wrote, but now they are forced to embrace them. That means theyre endorsing socialism, hate of israel and the usa. Minutes later at a joint new conference, the congresswomen, three of whom were born in the usa, hit back. He is launching a blatantly racist attack on four duly elected members of the United States house of representatives, all of whom are women of colour. This is the agenda of White Nationalists. The first note that i want to tell children across this country is that no matter what the president says, this country belongs to you. And it belongs to everyone. This is a distraction and we should not take the bait. We can sit here and continue to recycle his hateful rhetoric, of which i cannot feign surprise, or inflated outrage, because he is, if nothing else, predictable. What we are focused on are the hateful policies that are draconian and oppressive and life threatening and family separating that is being rolled out by this Administration Every day. Sadly, this is not the first nor will it be the last time we will hear this disgusting, bigoted language from the president. We know this is who he is, and we know that he and his administration are constantly engaged in actions that harm residents and American People in our country. I guess some people think its controversial. A lot of people love it, by the way. Downing street has called the president s language completely unacceptable, but while some republican lawmakers have been critical, the silence from Senior Party Members has been deafening. The question now for more moderate republicans going into next years president ial election is, what constitutes a crossing of the line . David willis, bbc news, washington. Youre watching afternoon live, these are our headlines a jury concludes that the three men who carried out the London Bridge attack were lawfully killed by the police. Events mark 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon and redefine humanitys view of space the four congresswomen who President Trump told to go home. They say dont take the bait claiming trumps using racism to distract from failing policy. In sport, former england captain Andrew Strauss has backed the pace bowler, archer to step up. Rory mcilroy hopes to give the home fans something to cheer in portrush. He grew up playing the course. Northern ireland are on course for another defeat at the netball world cup, trailing new zealand at the end of their group game trailing new zealand at the end of theirgroup game in trailing new zealand at the end of their group game in liverpool. I will return with the final score of that one at 4. 30. The number of drug related deaths in scotland rose to its highest level ever last year. Its now nearly three times that of the uk as a whole, and means that scotland has a higher proportion of drug deaths than the us. From glasgow, james shaw reports. When i think of all the drugs ive taken over the years, theres no crying left, ive run out of tears. An open mic event for drug users in dundee. Sylvia fox started taking drugs at the age of 14. Now she only uses the heroin substitute methadone and recognises that her addiction caused a lifetime of risk taking. Once i was found in the street, just in the middle of the road. I must have been walking and then collapsed. And then the other time i was in the house and i had again injected, i think it was morphine at that stage, and i had 0dd. Last year, dundee had the highest rate of drug deaths. But the problem affects all scotlands major cities. In areas like this piece of waste ground in the centre of glasgow, the chaotic nature of drug use does start to become apparent. There were 1,187 drug related deaths in scotland last year, which means the death rate in scotland is nearly three times that of the uk as a whole. For the first time, deaths from drugs in scotland have overtaken deaths from alcohol. The Scottish Government says it is a very troubling situation. Im absolutely determined to use the powers that we have at our disposal to make a difference here but the evidence is that actions like the safer consumption rooms will make a difference, will save lives, so i think we should follow the evidence and i really would encourage the uk government to work with us in order to make that happen. The boss of one organisation which supports drug users is a former deputy chief constable and now wants some decriminalisation. Enabling some of the things that at the moment we cannot do around drug testing, around indeed treatment centres, and the like, would be sensible, progressive measures that would enable us to have a more effective approach to drug harms than we are currently able to do under the current framework. That may be a controversial view. But demands for change are likely to become harder to ignore. James shaw, bbc news, dundee. Celebrations have been taking place this afternoon in florida to mark 50 years since the mission which took man to the moon for the first time apollo 11 was launched. Four days after the launch, Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin made history by setting foot on the lunar surface, a feat watched live by nearly a billion people on television back on earth. One of the surviving members of the mission, Michael Collins, has been at the launch pad for the anniversary events this afternoon. Our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. for generations, it inspired our a ncestors. Today, with was the day humanity would try to reach the moon. T minus three hours. Neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and mike collins set off on this most dangerous of missions entering a rocket with the explosive power ofa small atom bomb, they themselves thought they only had a 50 chance of making it back. Engines on. Five, four, three, two, one all all engines running. We have lift off. With a roar, the saturn 5 rocket lifts beautifully into the sky. Just 12 minutes later, the astronauts are in orbit and on their way. In a few days, apollo 11 arrives at its destination. The lunar lander, eagle, separates from the command module. But, as eagle approaches the lunar surface, armstrong notices that the space craft is off course and headed not for the preplanned landing site, but terrain littered with dangerous boulders. The flight director asks his control team to call out whether it was go or no go for landing. Flight control, hes going to go for landing. Retro. Go. So, the mission continues, but then an alarm sounds in the lunar module. With just minutes to go before landing, the computer on the eagle, primitive by todays standards, crashes. Neil armstrong has to take Manual Control and, with fuel running low, brings the space craft down. The eagle has landed. Roger. Tranquility, we copy you on the grown, we have a bunch of guys about to turn blue were breathing again Neil Armstrong then makes his descent on to the lunar surface. Im going to step off now. And uttered the words that would revere brate through history for ever more. Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Along with buzz aldrin, the astronauts planted americas flag. 50 years ago when the Space Programme was in full swing, the world was divided. There were wars and conflicts all across the globe. But when the astronauts first set foot on the moon, it seemed for a moment in time the whole world came together. There was a sense that all things were possible, that if humanity put aside its differences it could achieve anything. Buzz aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, looks back on this mission with pride, but also some anger, because we havent been back for so long. 50 years ago the saturn 5 took the command module, three of us to the moon. We landed. Explored. Got back up again. Came back. Thats 50 years of non progress. I think we all ought to be a little ashamed that we cant do better than that. But others are more optimistic that well be back sooner rather than later. Our ambitions have changed. After the Apollo Programme, wed done what theyd set out to do, we eat got a man to the moon. I think the difference now is we dont want to just go to the moob and come back. We want to go back to the moon and survive and colonise for a longer period of time. Neil armstrong came back to his home town to a heros welcome. His missing inspired a generation. The moon landings showed that working together, humanity can achieve whatever we set our minds to. Well this afternoon in washington, a spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong when he walked on the moon has been unveiled at an exhibition. The us Vice President mike pence attended the event at the smithsonian museum. He said apollo 11 was a mission that would be remebered for centuries. Michael collins was the command module pilot on that day 50 years ago. He stayed in that module, orbiting, while Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin were on the surface of the moon. I was always asked, wasnt i the loneliest person in the whole lonely history of the whole lonely solar system, when i was by myself, the a nswer system, when i was by myself, the answer was no, i felt system, when i was by myself, the answer was no, ifelt fine, system, when i was by myself, the answerwas no, ifelt fine, i had been flying air planes by myself, that was being aloft in a vehicle was no novelty. I trusted my surroundings. I was very happy to be where i was and to see this complicated mission unfold. But the time that i was by myself, i was perfectly enjoyable. I had hot coffee, i had music, the command module had every facility i needed andi module had every facility i needed and i enjoyed myself by myself instead of being lonely, i was not at all lonely. Anna foster is at the National Space centre in leicester. I have moved into the planetarium. This is where all through the afternoon hundreds of children have beenin afternoon hundreds of children have been in these seats with their heads tipped back, seeing these incredible pictures. Josh barker is with me. This is your domain. Yes, where i get to play and have lots of fun. We have had a load of people in to explore the apollo story. This is images of the launch that nobody would have had at the time. It is wonderful to see. Would have had at the time. It is wonderfulto see. It is would have had at the time. It is wonderful to see. It is a slight re creation of what it would have been like to see this launch. We watched some of the footage in the galleries, just a great way of telling the story and reminding people of this achievement. Talk me through what is happening. They have just fired up the main engines and the most powerful rocket ever built is taking off. It must have been a fantastic day. I can tell how much this delights you, how long, have you been interested in apollo. Before i remember, before my parents remembered, i loved space and studied space and the opportunity to come and work here and share what i love with people was just a fantastic opportunity to take and it has taken me to this planetarium. What we are seeing now is the other end of the journey, what we are seeing now is the other end of thejourney, that what we are seeing now is the other end of the journey, that is what we are celebrating on saturday, when it touched down, the eagle landed on the lunar surface. It is quite something when you think of the technology and the precision that was needed to do that. Definitely and most importantly the teamwork. The tech n nothing is basic. Technology is bake basic. All these people came together to build space suits and calculate the programmes and together they were able to get there. Without that teamwork we wouldnt see this. You have your cool under pressure astronauts at this moment, as we head over the crater, that was Neil Armstrong knowing the fuel was running out and they had less than 60 seconds left. They had to touch down. That is what was facing them. This level headedness is down. That is what was facing them. This level headedness is what they needed. Buzz aldrin was saying, we are running out of fuel. But the training and the practice they had prepared for meant they could touch down and begin operations. The fact that people watched this live on television at the time, we are watching reconstructions, but the fa ct watching reconstructions, but the fact that 50 years ago people could follow it in real time. It fact that 50 years ago people could follow it in realtime. It was fact that 50 years ago people could follow it in real time. It was one of most watched events ever. The moments when neil stepped out of the space craft and that shows the impact that it wasnt just an american thing, the whole world was pushing them to say, this what is we can do as a species. Thank you. Theyre going to spend the next few days here in leicester looking at the british contribution and leading into that big day on saturday, 50 yea rs into that big day on saturday, 50 years ago when we remember Neil Armstrong taking the first steps on the lunar surface. Thank you. Now the lunar surface. Thank you. Now the weather. While many of us get some sunshine today, there is a chance of seeing some wet weather later in the week. Some rain on the garden may not be a bad thing where you are. This is how the rest of the afternoon is shaping up. May see a sharp shower in eastern Northern Ireland or eastern scotland and the odd one in the midlands and wales and later eastern england. Away from western scotland, there could be some good clear spells if youre viewing the partial Lunar Eclipse and the temperatures not going down as far as they have done. A more vigorous system is coming in, spreading rain across Northern Ireland and much of scotland tomorrow and bearing down on wales and western england later. The further east you are you could stay dry. Some of rain heads further south across the uk through the remainder of the week. This is bbc news our latest headlines. A jury concludes that the three men who carried out the London Bridge attack were lawfully killed by the police after they ignored clear warning shouts. Most importantly, my thoughts and those of the entire policing family are with all the victims, their families, and their loved ones. 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon and redefine humanitys view of space. Donald trump says he doesnt have a racist bone in his body, after four Democratic Congresswomen described his tweets as a racist attempt to distract from his failing policies. Highest in the eu figures for drug related deaths in scotland soar. Theyre at a peak since records began in 1996. Sport now on afternoon live. Good afternoon. It is crazy how quickly things has been happening in cricket. England planning for the ashes in a couple of weeks. Jofra archer has been a huge addition to the england team in the last few months. Remember he only qualified to play for england just before the tournament began and that was only as a result in a change of eligibility rules. Archer was born in barbados. Well play he did, play very well he did and now there are mounting calls for his inclusion in the test team. At downing street and autograph sessions are done, england resume test cricket next week against ireland before the ashes against australia in august. Archer, along with jason roy, are in line for test debuts and former captain and director of cricket Andrew Strauss says england should have no hesitation in picking the paceman. If he is fit enough to get through a test match, he plays. He isa he is a player who gives us something we would not otherwise have. He isjust so good. For a 24 year old he is so, so good and so can answer composed. I am struggling to think of another player that has had the impact he has had in such a short period of time. And simon you might recall that Andrew Strauss lost his wife to cancer in december. Well hes since set up the Ruth Strauss Foundation to increase research into lung cancers. The second day of the lords ashes test will support that charity with supporters asked to wear red for the occasion. Australia have done something similar in memory of Glenn Mcgraths late wife for a number of years too. Golf goes to Northern Ireland for the First Time Since 1951. Hard to believe that its been five years since rory mcilroy last won the open championship but what better way to win major number 5 than the course thats just over an hour away from where hes from. Royal portrush will stage the open for the first time in 68 years this week. The players have just a couple of practice rounds left. Mcilroy will be in good company for the first couple of rounds in us open winner Gary Woodland and ryder cup winner paul casey. He says the emotion could get to him if he won iam i am proud to may be few as if i have played some small part in getting the open championship to Northern Ireland. The success of darren, myself, ithink Northern Ireland. The success of darren, myself, i think that was pa rt darren, myself, i think that was part of the reason why the rna wa nted part of the reason why the rna wanted to come here and all the people at portrush that have done a wonderfuljob to people at portrush that have done a wonderful job to facilitate people at portrush that have done a wonderfuljob to facilitate the rna and bring the championship year. It is spectacular. It is unbelievable. It is certainly a different golf course to the one i grew up playing. It is bigger, tougher, i have been looking at pictures and seeing pictures posted online and the place looked stunning. Northern ireland have suffered another humbling defeat at the netball world cup thrashed by new zealand in their latest group game. Kate grey has been watching at the liverpool arena and kate the gulf in class between the world number 4 and world number 8 plain to see. It was very clear on the court today, new zealand in a class of their own. They have been one of the top teams in the netball world for a very long time. Whereas Northern Ireland have been a developing team. They missed the last world cup and have come here hoping to finish in the top eight but they have lost four of their five matches which mean they finish out of the top eight and it has been pretty disappointing, disappointment for them. This match against new zealand, who are hugely experienced, their powerhouse captain in the middle and then a consistent shooter who can pop in shots from anywhere in the g. Four. We had the strongest quarter in the last quarter which means they certainly didnt give up. They developed through the tournament and will have to go back and work on things for next time. Looking at new zealand, that could be a potential partnership for england in the semifinal of this world cup and we will be keeping an eye on them for englands point of view. We will look at a show you in a few minutes time. Thank you very much. Thats all the sport for now. Now on afternoon live, lets go nationwide and see whats happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. In cardiff is Jennifer Jones from wales today. Shell be telling us about protests by Extinction Rebellion in the welsh capital. Its not every day you cant drive down a city centre road because theres a boat in the way. But thats the issue that commuters central cardiff have been dealing with as Climate Change protestors, Extinction Rebellion, continue into a second day of protest in the city centre. Jennifer, whats going on there . Extinction rebellion in their second day of action in Cardiff City Centre. Arrived early yesterday morning and about outside cardiff city castle in the heart of the city. We are used to temporary road closures with sporting events and concerts but nothing really like this. It is of course part of a coordinated nationwide campaign so cardiff has one of five so called centres of disruption. Along with leeds, glasgow, london and bristol. Nothing on the scale of what we saw in london in april but the group says it is causing disruption deliberately to try and get attention and forced Political Action on Climate Change. The Welsh Government and the Scottish Government have declared a Climate Emergency but campaigners say that isnt enough. They are also unhappy with the uk governments pledged to commit to reaching zero net Carbon Emissions by 2050, they wanted by 2025. Major disruption in Cardiff City Centre but as far as local response is concerned, there has been plenty of support including from a bishop but local businesses have told us that they are, despite being sympathetic to the cause, slightly annoyed at the disruption to their supplies. Some people were not paid because they could not get to work. A local conservative has told us that enough is enough and we caught up with several is enough and we caught up with several commuters is enough and we caught up with several commuters this morning stuck in traffic who were less than amused. It has affected me. As you can see by the traffic. I am quite heavily pregnant at the moment so getting public transport is not that easy. How much carbon is being produced by these cars being stuck in traffic jams . Been produced by these cars being stuck in trafficjams . Been in produced by these cars being stuck in traffic jams . Been in the produced by these cars being stuck in trafficjams . Been in the car for one hour and in trafficjams . Been in the car for one hourand a in trafficjams . Been in the car for one hour and a half so it has taken mea one hour and a half so it has taken me a lot longer. I am all for Climate Change but this isnt the way to do it. I dont think he means he is all for it but anyway. In terms of what the police are doing, what action are they taking . South wales police have said in a statement that they are trying to minimise disruption. As you can imagine they are asking people to avoid city centres and use transport when they can. Reappraise the protesters because they have made way for emergency vehicles so emergency needles have been allowed to pass through the roadblocks but the police are in a slightly difficult position and say there is a fine balance between the legislation that relates to the absorption of highways but also peoples rights to protest peacefully and it has been a peacefully and it has been a peaceful protest so far and if anything then is quite a Party Atmosphere there tonight. Musicians, poetry readings, speakers entertaining the crowd. If the police said if it escalates and there was violence then they would of course respond accordingly. In the meantime, when it is scheduled to end . Organisers have planned three days of protest so were expecting it to come to an end tomorrow. Cardiff Councils Leader went down yesterday to try to persuade them to bring it to an end a bit earlier but he didnt actually get very hot doing act far with that. On facebook we have seen the protesters and the supporters have had a meeting and decided they are pleased with how it is going but they do wish they had been a little less secretive and the daily has had laser bit better about the potential travel disruption. The message is to expect delays in cardiff. Plenty more later with you . Thats right. Thank you jennifer. You can access any more on the stories on the bbc iplayer and we go nationwide every day. The woman nominated to be the next head of the European Commission has said shed be willing to extend the brexit deadline beyond october if shes voted in as president later today. Ursula von der leyen said the Withdrawal Agreement already negotiated between the eu and britain provided certainty, and also stability in ireland. But she said more time could be given if needed. However, i stand ready for further extension of the withdrawal date, should more time be required for a good reason. Applause. That was ursula von der leyen who also said that peace in ireland is one of her Top Priorities but the speech was just hours after both tory leadership candidates said the irish backstop must be removed from any future deal with the eu. The backstop was a crucial part of theresa mays part of theresa mays failed withdrawal bill, guaranteeing no border between ireland and Northern Ireland. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith spoke to us about the comments byjeremy hunt and Boris Johnson. Both men appear to have given the uk and almighty shaft two shove in the direction of no deal by ruling out any reworking of the Northern Ireland backstop issue, at the centre of mrs mays deal. We are not trapped in it forever and a day, and something the eu might be prepared to concede, given they have always said the backstop should be temporary. But that might be a way out of it. Last night, borisjohnson and jeremy hunt said they are not interested in an end date and not interested in an end date and not interested in an end date and not interested in some unilateral exit mechanism. The backstop is dead. Which means theresa mays deal is dead which means both men would have just three months to agree an entirely new deal even if the eu we re entirely new deal even if the eu were prepared to negotiate on something which at the moment they do not seen in the least inclined to do. It is possible this is all part of some gigantic bluff to crank up the pressure on the eu in the hope that at the last moment, they blank and do agree a shiny new deal, but if they are wrong and the eu doesnt blink, then it is very hard to see how we avoid leaving without any deal regardless of who becomes prime minister. A jury concludes that the three men who carried out the London Bridge attack were lawfully killed by the police. Events mark 50 years since the launch of apollo 11 the start of a voyage that would put man on the moon and redefine humanitys view of space. Donald trump says he doesnt have a racist bone in his body, after four Democratic Congresswomen described his tweets as a racist attempt to distract from his failing policies. Heres your business headlines on afternoon live. Average wages grew more strongly in the year to may seeing the highest rate of growth since 2008. Employers are having to pay staff more to attract or hang on to skills and experience amid a tightening labour market, despite Economic Uncertainty around brexit. The european low cost Airline Ryanair says growth in passenger numbers will slow next year because of delays to the boeing 737 max aircraft after two fatal accidents. Meanwhile pictures have emerged on twitter of a ryanair 737 max which suggest the aircraft might be rebranded. The images show its name has been replaced by 737 8200. The man in charge of improving uk railways says a fat controller type figure, independent from government, should be in charge of day to day operations. The former boss of british airways, keith williams, said governments should be in charge of policy and budget decisions but not manage the system. Markets now. The pound has weakened against the dollar, having around a 1. 24 mark which is then lowest level it has been for two years. That is off the back of investors in the city worrying about comments regarding brexit from Boris Johnson and jeremy hunt. They are worried about the no deal brexit scenario. And some of the rhetoric coming from the two. Ag barr is the company would wind i am and rubicon. And burberry is a shining light. Why . Because it is doing really well. The pound is weak asi doing really well. The pound is weak as i have told you and that has meant we have more tourists coming in and buying our luxury goods. That has boosted burberry. James hughes is a chief market analyst. It is almost like we had a break because brexit has not necessarily been at the forefront of market stories. We have been worrying about whether borisjohnson or stories. We have been worrying about whether Boris Johnson or jeremy stories. We have been worrying about whether Boris Johnson orjeremy hunt will be. But brexit has come back with a vengeance. It is a discussion about the irish backstop and the same old stories around brexit which are causing the issues for the pound. And i think the situation is of course what has happened is that we are looking at probably a further extension when it comes to the Brexit Process. And that has been, over re ce nt Brexit Process. And that has been, over recent months, negative for the pound. What we have seen is this ongoing problem, we thought, naively perhaps, that if one of the two get into numberten we perhaps, that if one of the two get into number ten we could see a change in how this Brexit Process is run. But if the stories are anything to go by and recent rumours from borisjohnson and to go by and recent rumours from Boris Johnson and jeremy hunt, to go by and recent rumours from borisjohnson and jeremy hunt, and discussions about extensions to article 50 yet again, it seems it will be the same old problems which dominate the pound even when we have a new prime minister. Talking about ag barr. It makes those drinks we all ag barr. It makes those drinks we a ll love. Ag barr. It makes those drinks we all love. Irn bru, rubicon. Talking through their profit warning because of it has something to do with the sugar tax introduced last year . The sugar tax introduced last year . The sugar tax introduced last year . The sugar tax is a big issue. Last year ag barrs performance was particularly good and some bumper profits. The issue really is it is struggling to live up to last years numbers. So it is blaming a new introduction of the sugar tax, the Irn Bru Energy drink is one of the drinks which has been hit by that. Rubicon as well. And Rock Star Energy drink. They have struggled for the brand. It energy drink. They have struggled forthe brand. It has energy drink. They have struggled for the brand. It has been the situation where the sugar tax has hit. But also ag barr blaming the start of the summer. The end of this bank at the start of summer not necessarily being as hot as it was la st necessarily being as hot as it was last year. Meaning that it is having a knock on effect on sales. It has beena a knock on effect on sales. It has been a pretty dire day for a6 barr. And those numbers that have come out with a we are into quarter two earner line earnings season. Burberry coming out with some strong figures. What is the mood music coming out of the city for this season and what we are expecting is back a few is interesting because if we look at the us in the last quarter earning seasons, numbers we re quarter earning seasons, numbers were particularly good. Over 70 point 75 reported better than expected earnings. That is of course positive and we can see that us stock markets, uk stock markets are performing well but a lot of that has got to do with what is going on with Central Banks. With Central Banks looking to cut Interest Rates it does boost the stock market but again data looks particularly good. Burberry is one that has come out particularly positive showing luxury goods dont die away. They have had a much better online presence. Their new range of doing so that is helping. It gives a good indication as to what might becoming for earnings season. Thank you much james. One thing i will see. I was talking to pauline saying you see i run talking to pauline saying you see i run ion brew. Its not i run brew. Thats all the business news. Food banks in the uk say they expect their busiest summer ever as they struggle to deal with ever increasing demand. The Trussell Trust, which runs a network of food banks, says demand soared by 20 last summer. Its expecting a similar increase this year when the School Holidays start. Andy moore reports. Morecambe Bay Food Bank just one of the centres that delivered 1. 6 million food parcels across the country last year. They are gearing up for their busiest time of year, the summer School Holidays, when they prepare lots of food parcels especially for children. During the school terms, the children are actually getting the school meal during the day, at school. So obviously during School Holidays, there isnt the provision for the extra meals, and that puts an extra strain on the families. Extra money needed for childcare can also put pressure on poorerfamilies during the holidays. The Trussell Trust is launching an appeal for funds and food donations. It is also calling for changes to policy. The main issue that we see, which were calling for a change with, is the five week wait that people have to endure until they get their first universal credit payments. Its big, structural measures that the government needs to address in order to put an end to this crisis. The government says families on universal credit can get advance payments from day one, so no one has to wait. It also says 95 of claimants are paid in full and on time. Andy moore, bbc news. Its the most prestigious prize in tv, tonight nominations are announced for the emmy awards. In an era when blockbuster tv series have budgets that dwarf those of hollywood movies and viewing figures to match this years awards will be more fiercly contested than ever before. Here to talk us through the shows likely to get the nod tonight is our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. It is all happening as we speak. There are a lot of nominations to rip through in the list a few minutes. We would like to start . Flea bag. Flea bag taken the world by storm. A first time nomination for best female performance in flea bag. Lets also bring in her other series, killing eve. I nomination for best lead actress in a drama series. So two big british Series Making their mark in the United States. Bodyguard remember that . Richard madden. And nomination for best drama series. Richard madden seems to have missed out for the best drama series nomination. Going onto a game of thrones, a bit of a controversial final series. A lot of fa ns controversial final series. A lot of fans not happy. It has set a record for with 32 nominations in one emmy award which is a record. Even though it might not have gone down fa ntastically it might not have gone down fantastically with the fans, it has really, really made its mark in its final year for the really, really made its mark in its final yearfor the ma as really, really made its mark in its final year for the ma as far as nominations are concerned. What will happen on the night is a different matter. Something can get so many words across the board matter. Something can get so many words across the boa rd and matter. Something can get so many words across the board and not to come anything and after that of course it is, we got nominated for loads but no body cares at that stage. We do at the moment because thatis stage. We do at the moment because that is what were talking about. Stage. We do at the moment because that is what were talking aboutm lives up to its reputation as one of the most successful drama series recent yea rs. The most successful drama series recent years. Dry the competitions between killing eve and bodyguard up against the giants. Is that reflected in these awards . Are we beginning to see a shift in focus . Not really a shift but in the best drama Series Category there are eight nominations. So you get a range of different series. Because there are so many different categories, across the board, there are so many different categories, across the boa rd, for guest stars, returning stars, supporting actors, that kind of thing. A lot of cds to get a look in somewhere. If youre particularly well thought of. But though series which have done well over here they are up there with juggernauts like of thrones. Game of thrones. As far as those big seas by comparison, we are not beginning to chip away at them. But were getting nominations in other categories for example hugh grant. Very english scandal i was about to say. He is in the art with best actor nomination and lots of brits doing well. Kit harrington. Emilia clarke for game of thrones and bbc, chernobyl. Richard harris son. A good showing for actors in the side of the atlantic in the americans there. An exciting night. Enjoy it this week, we are telling the remarkable story of conjoined twins safa and marwa, who were born joined at the head. It is an incredibly rare condition, but surgeons at great ormond street hospital have successfully separated them. The surgery was so complex it was split over three major operations. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh and producer Rachael Buchanan have had exclusive access to the family and the surgery and a warning their report contains images some viewers may find distressing. Safa and marwa share a single skull. The two year olds have already undergone two complex operations at great ormond street hospital to prepare them for separation. Now, finally, that day has come. Two whole brains, laid out. Their brains, locked together since birth, are eased apart. After seven hours, the final connections of bone and tissue are severed. Fantastic. At last, after three major operations, the twins are no longerjoined. What was the moment like when they were separate for the first time . What did that feel like . Its a very emotional moment. Weve been working a long time to get them here, theyve been through so many operations and now its worked. So youve still got another four or five hours to do . Yes, we have to put them together now. So weve taken them apart, and we have to reconstruct their heads. Marwa is still in the operating theatre through here, whilst safa has been moved just next door. For the first time, the survival of each of the twins is not dependent on the other. And thatll make it easier for the two surgical teams to regulate their heart rate, Blood Pressure and other vital signs. This means both teams can begin reconstruction. A patchwork of skull pieces are shared between theatres. Piece for me, piece for you. To have enough to cover their heads, they had to divide each bit in two. Everything is good. At 1. 30 in the morning, the surgeons bring the good news to the girls family. Hello, safa. Hello, marwa. How are you today . Then begins the long road to recovery. The twins have daily physiotherapy. This will help them reach some basic milestones learning to roll, sit and hold their heads up. Five months after separation, nearly a year since they were admitted to hospital, the girls are leaving great ormond street. Time to say goodbye to doctors and nurses who have become friends. And to move to a new home. The twins are likely to have some learning difficulties, but their mum is overjoyed at the freedom separation has brought. Whatever hurdles safa and marwa might face in years to come, they will at least do that as separate, independent girls. Twins still, but conjoined no more. 50 yea rs 50 years after we walk on the moon we can sell about advances in medicine like that. Now its time for a look at the weather with nick miller. Many of us with something today but wet weather as we go into the wiki. Someone on the garden might not be a bad thing where you are. This is how the rest of the afternoon is shaping up. The odd shower may be towards the midlands and wales and perhaps later affecting east of england going into tonight. Away from our scotland, some good clear spells for viewing the partial Lunar Eclipse and the temperature is not going down as far as they have on recent nights. Particularly across parts of england and wales. Vigorous weather system coming in tomorrow and it will spread rain across Northern Ireland, much of scotland during the day and bearing down on wales and west of england later on. Further east, youre likely to stay dry but there will be more cloud in the sky, still warm but any sunshine will be distinctly hazy and some of the rain eventually hits further south across the uk. As we go through the 02 59 17,197 4294966103 13 29,430 remainder of the week